Answer:
Himalayan rivers:
(i) These rivers are perennial, i.e., they flow throughout
the year.
(ii) They receive water from the melting of the glaciers,
as well as rains.
(iii) They have long and deep courses.
(iv) They perform erosional activity in their upper course
and carry huge loads of silt and sand.
(v) They have large drainage basins.
(vi) They make huge deltas at their mouths, which are well
developed.
Examples: Ganga and Brahmaputra
Peninsular rivers:
(i) These rivers are seasonal, i.e., they flow for a
certain period in a year.
(ii) They depend mainly on the rains and dry up during the
dry season.
(iii) They have short and shallow courses.
(iv) They carry less or no silt and sand during their
course.
(v) They have comparatively smaller drainage basins.
(vi) They make smaller deltas and two of the rivers also
make estuaries.
Examples: Godavari and Narmada
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