Question

Why are the Northern Plains of India called the 'gift of the Himalayas'?

Answer 1

• Himalayas act as a huge reservoir of water for the north Indian rivers.
  
• Almost all the great and perennial rivers of the India originate from the Himalayan mountain or glaciers, Abundant rainfall, vast snow field and huge glaciers are the feeding grounds of the mighty rivers of the India.
  
• Snow melt in summer provides water to these rivers even during dry season and hence these are perennial rivers.
  
• Himalayan rivers are the life line of the north India.
  
• Himalayas are the formation of the sediments deposited in the Tethys sea.
  
• This sediment is carried by the Himalayan rivers and deposited in the northern plain in the form of the fertile soil, making the plain one the most fertile land of the world.
  
• It is, therefore, often said that Northern Plains of India called the 'gift of the Himalayas.