Question

short note on peninsular plateau​

Answer 1

The Peninsular Plateau of India is roughly triangular in shape with its base parallel to the Ganga Valley and its apex pointing towards the southern tips of the country. It is hard old mass of igneous and metamorphic rocks being part of the tectonic plate called the Gondwanaland. This is bordered by the Western Ghats in the west, Eastern Ghats in the east and the Satpura, Maikal range and Mahadeo hills in the north.

The Peninsular Plateau of India is roughly triangular in shape with its base parallel to the Ganga Valley and its apex pointing towards the southern tips of the country. It is hard old mass of igneous and metamorphic rocks being part of the tectonic plate called the the Gondwanaland.

This is bordered by the Western Ghats in the west, Eastern Ghats in the east and the Satpura, Maikal range...

Answer 2

✴️$\underline\bold{Peninsular\:plateau-}$

== The main water divide in peninsular India is formed by the Western Ghats, which runs from north to south close to the Western coast. Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as The Mahanadi, The Godavari, The Krishna and The Kaveri flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bangal.

• Narmada and The Tapi are the only long rivers, which flows west and make esturies.

i) $\bold{The\:Godavari\:Basin-}$

• The Godavari is the largest peninsular river.

• It rises from the slope of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra.

• Its length is above 1500km.

• It drains into Bay of Bangal. Its drainage basin is also the largest among the peninsular rivers.

• The Godavari is joined by a number of tributaries such as the Purna, the Wardha, the Pranhita, the Manjra, the Wainganga and the Penganga.

• the last three tributaries are very large.

• because of its length and the area it covers, it is also known as the 'Dakshin Ganga'.