3. Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(i) What are the socio-economic advantages of inter-linking of rivers in India?
(ii) Write three characterstics of the Peninsular river.
Answers
Answer:
(i) What are the socio-economic advantages of inter-linking of rivers in India?
Ans: The socio-economic advantages of inter-linking of rivers in India are: The problems of floods and drought will get solved as excess water from an area can be transferred to water deficit areas. It will also help in improving irrigational facilities which will increase productivity.
For the completion of the Interlinking River project, many big dams, canals, and reservoirs will have to be constructed due to which the surrounding land will become swampy and will not be suitable for agriculture. This can also reduce the production of food grains
(ii) Write three characteristics of the Peninsular river.
Ans: The peninsular rivers are non-perennial rivers with a maximum flow in the rainy season. Complete answer: Peninsular rivers are seasonal and the flow of the rivers depends on rainfall. They are characterized by broad and shallow U-shaped valleys. The Western Ghats creates the main water divide in peninsular rivers.
The three features of peninsular rivers are
(i) A large number of peninsular rivers are seasonal, as their flow depends on rainfall.
(ii) These rivers have shorter and shallower courses.
(iii) Most of the peninsular rivers originate in the Western Ghats and flow towards the Bay of Bengal.