PENINSULAR RIVERS Many rivers traverse the Indian peninsula. Most of these show a mature stage of development particularly in the lower reaches of their valleys. Still, some rivers of the Western Ghats are an exception probably because of an upward tilt and an uplift of the western part of the peninsula in the Tertiary era.
The west-flowing rivers form narrow and elongated catchment areas. Their great velocity and higher gradient make delta formation impossible. The east-flowing rivers,
greater in number, have wide catchment areas and form large deltas.
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