Here is your paragraph Peninsular Rivers of India! The Indian Peninsula is traversed by a large number of rivers which have existed for a much longer period than the Himalayan Rivers. As such the peninsular rivers have reached mature stage and have almost reached the base level of their erosion. This is characterised by broad, shallow and largely graded valleys. [...]
Here is your paragraph on the East Flowing Rivers of the Peninsular India ! The Mahanadi (literally meaning big river) is an important river of the Peninsular India. It has its source in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near Sihawa in Raipur District of Chhatisgarh at an elevation of 442 m. Its upper course lies in the saucer-shaped basin called [...]
Here is your short paragraph on the evolution of the Peninsular Drainage! Geologists believe that the Sahyadri-Aravali axis was the main water divide in the geological past. One hypothesis assumes that the existing peninsula is the remaining half of bigger landmass. The Western Ghats were located in the middle of this landmass dividing the entire drainage into two symmetrical parts—one [...]
Here is your short paragraph on the Significance of Peninsular Plateau of India ! The Peninsular Plateau of India is the oldest and the most stable landmass of the Indian subcontinent. It contains a rich variety of minerals which occur in large quantities. There are huge deposits of iron, manganese, copper, bauxite, chromium, mica, gold, etc. Above all, 98 per [...]
Here is your paragraph on the West Flowing Rivers of the Peninsular India ! The west flowing rivers of the Peninsular India are fewer and smaller as compared to their east flowing counterparts. The two major west flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi. This exceptional behaviour of these two rivers is explained by the supposition that they do [...]
Here is your short paragraph on the Peninsular Plateau of India! The Peninsular Plateau of India is roughly triangular in shape with base coinciding with the southern edge of the great plain of North India and its apex is formed by Kanniyakumari in the southern extremity. The northern boundary of the Peninsular block is an irregular line running from Kuchchh [...]