Question

What is the importance of Himalayas?

Answer 1

importance of Himalayas in India lies in the fact that the Himalayan Mountain have proved to be the source of everything:

it has given protection,
maintained the continuity of her civilization,
increased the fertility of the soil,
caused rainfall,
above all protected the country and its people from the piercing cold waves of Central Asia.


The Himalayas has played the important role of a foster mother for the Indians. The Himalayan mountain ranges stand like a mighty wall and protect India from foreign invasion.

Answer 2

The Himalayas which were formed in Mesozoic times influence the climate of India.
Himalayas act as barriers and protect the great plains of India from the cold winds blowing from Asia during winter.
The Himalayas are the reason for summer rains and monsoon type of climate in regions that are beyond the western ghats if India.
The Himalayas have a perennial flow that bring silt,making these plains fertile.