There are 44 rivers in Kerala. What are their uses?
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Answer:
In all the 44 rivers in Kerala, 41 of them following westward and three eastward.
The rivers of Kerala are small, whether considered in terms of length, breadth or annual stream flow.
The rivers flow fast, because of the hilly nature of the terrain and as the distance between the mountains and the sea is rather short.
The rivers of Kerala have no deltas.
Explanation:
Because of the smallness in size, these rivers are more susceptible to environmental onsloughts.
The rate of utilisation of each unit of the river is also very high due to the high density of population.
Despite the small size, the riverine biodiversity is very rich. For example, using Chaalakudy river as our pick, there several species of fish that have been Identified. The species adds up to 98 species.
Explanation:
There are 44 rivers in kerala