differentiate between himalayan rivers and peninsular rivers.write a brief note on rivers of Telangana
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Explanation:
the peninsula river an nonpernnical which means they receive water from glacier and rainfall where as Himalayan rivers are perennial which means they are seasonal depended on monsoon the penisular fever have narrow catchment area wherever the Himalayan rivers have large attachment area
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Peninsular Rivers: These rivers are shorter, do not have high erosion activity, and have smaller basin and catchment areas. Furthermore, peninsular rivers are consequent rivers as they follow the direction of the slope. These rivers originate from the Himalayan mountain ranges.
Himalayan Rivers: These rivers are perennial and flow the throughout the year. A large number of peninsular rivers are seasonal and flow during a certain period in a year. They receive water from rainfall and melting snow of the mountains and glaciers. They receive water from rainfall only.
Telangana Rivers: There are 38 monitoring locations on rivers in Telangana out of which 18 locations are exceeding the Water Quality Criteria limit with respect to BOD. These 18 non-complying locations are situated on 7 rivers. The names of the rivers are; Godavari, Krishna, Manjeera, Musi, Nakkavagu, Sabari and Maner.