Question

write four points of significance of Himalayas

Answer 1

Source of Rivers, 4. Fertile Soil, 5. ... The following few points will bring out the significance of the Himalayan Mountains to India.

Answer 2

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1. Climatic
Influence:
The Himalayas play
a very significant
role in influencing
the climate of India.
By virtue of their
high altitude, length
and direction, they
effectively intercept
the summer
monsoons coming
from the Bay of
Bengal and Arabian
Sea and cause
precipitation in the
form of rain or
snow.
Besides, they
prevent the cold
continental air
masses of central
Asia from entering
into India. Had
there been no
Himalayas, the
whole of India
would have been a
desert in the
absence of
precipitation and its
winters would have
been very severe
under the influence
of cold airmasses
coming from
Central Asia.
According to the
latest meteorological
studies, the
Himalayas are
responsible for
splitting the jet
stream into two
branches and these
in turn play an
extremely important
role in bring
monsoons in India.
2. Defence:
The Himalayas have
been protecting
India from outside
invaders since the
early times thus
serving as a defence
barrier. But the
Chinese aggression
on India in October,
1962 has reduced
the defence
significance of the
Himalayas to a
considerable extent.
In spite of
advancement in
modem warfare
technology, the
defence significance
of the Himalayas
cannot be ignored
altogether.
3. Source of
Rivers:
Almost all the great
rivers of India have
their sources in the
Himalayan ranges.
Abundant rainfall
and vast snow-fields
as well as large
glaciers are the
feeding grounds of
the mighty rivers of
India. Snow melt in
summer provides
water to these rivers
even during dry
season and these are
perennial rivers.
The Himalayan
Rivers, along with
hundreds of their
tributaries, form the
very basis of life in
the whole of north
India.
Soil:
The great rivers and
their tributaries
carry enormous
quantities of
alluvium while
descending from the
Himalayas. This is
deposited in the
Great Plain of North
India in the form of
fertile soil, making
the plain one of the
most fertile lands of
the world.
It has been
estimated that the
Ganga and the Indus
carry 19 and 10
lakh tonnes of silt,
per day respectively
and the silt carried
by the Brahmaputra
is even more. It is,
therefore, often said
that the great plain
of north India is a
Gift of the
Himalayas.
5.
Hydroelectri
city
The Himalayan
region offers several
sites which can be
used for producing
hydroelectricity.
There are natural
waterfalls at certain
places while dams
can be constructed
across rivers at
some other places.
The vast power
potential of the
Himalayan Rivers
still awaits proper
utilisation.
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