Lesson -3 Drainage

In this chapter we are going to study drainage system in India ,their

origins and features.
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 Ambala is located on the the water divide

between Indus and Ganga River systems.The
plains from Ambala to Sunderbans stretch over
nearly1800 km,but the fall in its slope hardly 300
metres.In other words, there is a fall of just one
metre for every 6 km.Therefore,the river
develops large meanders
Indian lakes

 India has many lakes.They differ in size and other factors.

 Most lakes are permanent ,some lakes contain water only during the
rainy season.
 A meandering river across a flood plain forms cut-offs that later
develop into ox-bow lakes.
 Spits and bars form lagoons in the coastal areas ,eg.the Chilika
lake,the Kolleru lake,the Pulicat lake.
 Lakes in the region of inland drainage are sometimes seasonal: eg the
Sambhar lake in Rajasthan,which is a salt water lake.
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 1. What is gorge?
 2. What are the factors on which the drainage patterns depend?
 3. Name the different drainage pattern.
 5.Which river is known as Dakshin Ganga?
 6. Give the full form of GAP & NRCP.
 7 .What are the causes of river pollution? How can it be prevented?