Atlantic Ocean collect their headwaters along Himalayan drainage : Most of the major

the escarpment. River Puraguaco enters the rivers in the Himalayas originate from various
Atlantic Ocean near Salvador town. glaciers. In summers when glaciers melt, the
India : discharge of water increases in summer. They
Drainage of India : Rivers in India are largely flood during monsoons too. They are perennial
classified according to their source region into rivers.
Himalayan and Peninsular rivers. The drainage covers two major river
systems such as Sindhu river system and
Ganga river system. Sindhu and its tribuatries
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Figure 3.5 : Drainage of India

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