Question

How peninsular texture and rivers are beneficial for India?

Answer 1

PENINSULAR RIVERS

Drainage can be defined as the flow of water through various channels. It describes the river system of an area. The network of such channels is known as a drainage system. Where the mainstream originates and how it is distributed into its tributaries together form the “Drainage system or the river system”. The rivers of the country form the greatest source of freshwater for living beings. This article is on peninsular rivers

Several developments including social, economic and political, have in the past, been largely related to the availability and distribution of fresh waters contained in riverine systems. Major river water uses can be

summarised as follows:

• navigation,

• sources of drinking water supply,

• irrigation of agricultural lands,

• industrial and municipal water supplies,

• industrial and municipal waste disposal,

• fishing, boating, and body-contact recreation,

• Adds to the aesthetic value, thus, promoting tourism 

River systems can be classified as:

Linear or meanderingDendriticCompound Systems