The Himalayan Rivers

(i) They are perennial rivers. They get water from both the melted snow and of heavy rainfall.

(ii) They perform an immense erosional activity in the upper course.

(iii) They have long courses from their source to the mouth.

(iv) They carry large amount of silt and sand, which is renewed every year by annual floods. Therefore they are good for agriculture.

(v) The Ganga, the Indus, the Brahmaputra are major Himalayan rivers.

The Peninsular Rivers

(i) They are seasonal in nature. They depend on rainfall only.

(ii) They do not perform any erosional activity in the upper course.

(iii) They have shorter and shallower course.

(iv) These river do not carry much silt, there are no major plains. Fertile lands are only found in the small delta areas.

(v) The Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, the Kaveri, the Narmada and the Tapi are major Peninsular rivers.