CBSE Notes, Lectures

CBSE - Geography - Drainage

Drainage

NCERT Exercise

Discuss the significant difference between the Himalayan and the Peninsular rivers.

Himalayan Rivers

Peninsular Rivers

Originate from Himalayas Originate in the Western Ghats
These are perennial rivers. These are seasonal rivers.
They receive water from rain as well as from melted snow from the lofty mountains. These rivers are dependent upon rainfall. During the dry season, even the large rivers have reduced flow of water
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