Distinguish b/w eastern and western Himalayas. { 6 points }

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Western Himalayas Eastern Himalayas
They cover the areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Nepal, Uttarakhand etc.
Ganga, Indua, Yamuna are the major rivers which run through them.
The area receives receives relatively less rainfall.
They cover the areas of Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam and eastern Bhutan etc
The region is drained by Bhramaputra river.
The precipitation is extremely high.

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