Question

what is the significance of himalayan rivers and peninsular rivers?

Answer 1

The Himalayan Rivers:

• Most of these rivers are perennial and have water throughout the year
• They receive water from melted snow
• They carry an enormous amount of silt and sand during their course
• They perform intensive erosion activities and carve out ox bow lakes, meanders at several places
• They form well develop deltas in their course

Peninsular Rivers

• They are much shorter than Himalayan rivers
• They seasonal and their flows are dependent upon rainfall
• During the dry season, even the large rivers are left with little flow
• Most of the rivers originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal