why are the east flowing rivers are flowing with rapids in India?
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It's true that most Indian rivers flow West to East and drain into the Bay of Bengal. But Narmada and Tapi are not the only rivers flowing East to West. There is Barak, which flows into Brahmaputra, then rivers like Beas, Indravati, etc. However, if you are considering river systems as such, then you are right in saying that Narmada and Tapi are the only ones.
There are some established explanations about this. During the formation of the Western Ghats, the Peninsular Plateau happened to undergo a slight tilt towards the East, thus making it higher on Western side as compared to East. Further, the Western Ghats are comparatively new and young mountains whereas Eastern Ghats are arguably one of the oldest not only in India but even in the world. As a result, the Eastern Ghats have underwent lots of erosional activities. Hence, rivers can easily penetrate through this range and create a chain of broken ranges. Moreover, the SW monsoon rains are blocked by the high Western Ghats and this causes orographic rainfall. The water accumulated as a consequence tend to move out as small streams and rivers and this action would be easier if moved West to East as the gradient is favourable and the geology is conducive and easily erodable.
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Explanation:
Western ghats is more height than eastern ghats
that is the reason