Question

what is the influence of himalayas on indian agriculture

Answer 1

The strategic location of Himalayas protects the Great northern plain from the harsh cold winds that blow from the central Asia . These cold winds are capble of destroyijng the crops. These mountain range also trap the monsoon winds and causes them to shed their moisture , causing rainfall in the Great northern plain making it fertile.

Answer 2

Answer:

Himalayas play a more than significant role in indian agriculture esp the north Indian floodplains.

They have played their part through the following:

a.Their glaciers like gangotri, yamnotri have provided the country with one of the largest river systems. Infact all three perenial water systems i.e. Indus, ganga and brahmaputra originate from himalayas. So in short they provide water for agriculture and throughout the year.

b.Since himalayas are young fold mountains and made of sedimentary rocks, the rivers see higher erosion and eventual floodplains are formed which happen to be the biggest agricultural states in the country

c.Western disturbance is inportant for rabi crops like wheat that provides the needed moisture.that happens due to himalayas and they prevent the extremely cold siberian winds from entering India that would otherwise make the northern plains as inhabitable.

d.They also act as a barrier for summer rainfall where the south west monsoon would have otherwise passed over from india and rained instead in china and tibet so the kharif crops are equally dependent on himalayas