Eastern Ghats Mountain Range in India

Eastern Ghats mountain ranges are a chain of broken low ranges along
Bay of Bengal. Average elevation of Eastern Ghats mountain ranges is
lower than the western ghat mountain ranges

Eastern Ghats mountain ranges are a series of discontinuous low ranges

along the Bay of Bengal coast running from the Mahanadi River valley for
about 500 meters up to the Nilgiri Hills in the south and forms the eastern
edge of the divided Deccan plateau .The Eastern Ghats start from the state
of West Bengal in the north and culminates in Tamil Nadu in the south. On
the way Eastern Ghats mountain ranges cover several states including
Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. They are swept by the four major rivers of
southern India, the Godavari River, Mahanadi River, Krishna River, and
Kaveri River. These major rivers cut the Eastern Ghats into various
discontinuous hills. They are separated from the Bay of Bengal by the
coastal plains. The elevation of the Eastern Ghats is comparatively lower
than the Western Ghats mountain ranges. They have an average height of
450 meters and rarely exceed 1200 meters.

The low Sirumalai

and Karanthamalai
hills are at the
southernmost part of
the Eastern Ghats
mountain ranges
Tamil Nadu. Further,
to the north of the
Kaveri River are
comparatively higher
hills like Kollimalai,
Pachaimalai,
Shevaroy (Servaroyan), Kalrayan Hills, Chitteri, Palamalai, and Mettur hills
in the north of Tamil Nadu. The higher hill ranges experience a generally
cooler and wetter type of climate than the surrounding plains. These hills
harbour several coffee plantations and dry forests. The popular hill station
of Yercaud is also situated in the Shevaroy Hills. In the Biligiri Hills, which
run east from the Western Ghats to the Kaveri River, there is a wooded
ecological strip that connects the Eastern and Western Ghats. This region
has the second-largest wild elephant population in India. Two significant
rivers - Ponnaiyar River and Palar River traverse through the gaps in the
Eastern Ghats and they ultimately drain into the Bay of Bengal .These two
rivers are separated by the Javadhu Hills. Some isolated areas have
waterfalls. The Kiliyur Falls is one of them.

In the north of Palar River in the state of Andhra Pradesh, the middle
section of the Eastern Ghats comprises two parallel ranges running around
north-south. The higher Palikonda-Lankamalla-Nallamalla ranges are in the
west and the lower Velikonda Range is in the east. The Velikonda range
eventually descends to the coastal plains in the northern Nellore district.
The Krishna River and the Godavari River in India are separated by a
range of low hills. To the north of the Godavari River, the Eastern Ghats
record an unexpected increase in height, acting as the boundary between
the two states Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Moreover, the region has fertile
soil.

Comparatively, the Eastern Ghats mountain ranges are elder than the
Western Ghats mountain ranges. The history associated with the origin of
this range is complicated and takes off from the congregation and
disintegration of the ancient super continent of Rodinia and the assembly of
the Gondwana super continent.

The Eastern Ghats, or Pūrva Ghaṭ, are a discontinuous range of

mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats run from
West Bengal state in the north, through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to
Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka. They are
eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the
Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. The mountain ranges run
parallel to the Bay of Bengal. The Deccan Plateau lies to the west of the
range, between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. The coastal
plains lies between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. The
Eastern Ghats are not as high as the Western Ghats. As with the
Western Ghats, these mountain ranges also have their local names, e.g.
the Velikonda Range of Andhra Pradesh. Papi Hills in Andhra Pradesh
are a part