Q. Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the peninsular plateau (Sample Answer writing- IAS/HAS/Allied Exams)
Ans. Peninsular plateau is the water shed separating the two divergent drainage system of Peninsular that is east flowing and west flowing rivers. Comparison can be understand can be by following points.
1.West flowing rivers flow in rift valley and drain water into Arabian sea while east flowing rivers flow in uneven land mass & tribute their water to bay of Bengal
2.East flowing rivers are lengthy while most of the rivers of west flowing are short in their course
3.West flowing rivers form estuaries while east flowing rivers form delta before merging.
4.East flowing rivers have hydropower generation capacity but west flowing river lack the same
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