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

Peninsular Rivers

1. These rivers flow through out the year because they originate in snow-capped mighty Himalayas.

1. Mountains in peninsular India are not snow covered due to low altitude so they remain dry during the summer.

2. These rivers are navigable and useful for irrigation as they flow on leveled Indo-Gangetic plains.

2. These rivers are neither navigable nor useful for irrigation as they flow through uneven rocky terrain.

3. They bring a lot of alluvium which is good for agriculture.

3. They bring very less alluvium with them.

4. e.g., the Ganga, the Yamuna, the Indus, etc.

4. e.g., the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Krishna, etc.