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Explains the formation of Himalar
Explains the location of India.
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- The Himalayan rivers have a perenial flow since these are fed the glaciers and bring a lot of silt making the indo-gangetic plains very fertile.
- The Himalayas act as barriers protecting the great plains of India from the cold winds of central asia during severe winter. This helps Indian agriculture.
- The Himalayas are reason for summer rains and monsoon type climate is regioins that are beyond the western ghats of India.
- The Himalayas act as a huge reservoir of water for the North Indian rivers. These great rivers carry alluvium from the Himalayas that it promotes agricultural production.
- This region is suitable for construction of multi purpose projects which provide irrigation facilities to Indian agriculture.
- The sloper of the Himalayas offer terraced cultivation tea planitation can be take up on the hill slopes.
- A wide variety of fluid like apples, grapes, walnut, peaches, apricot etc., are also grown in the himalayas region thus,
- The Himalayan region always support the Indian agriculture, which is the backbone of our economy.
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- India lies totally in the Northern Hemisphere of the globe.
- India mainland lies between 80.41 and 370.61 North latitudes and 680.71 and 970.251 East longitudes.
- For India the central longitude 820.301 East is taken as Standard Maridian.
- India Standard Time (IST) is 5 ½ hours a head Greenwich Mean Time(GMT).
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