Distinguish between East flowing rivers and West flowing peninsular rivers.

East flowing peninsular rivers

West flowing peninsular rivers

(i)The rivers flowing eastward on the peninsular plateau are generally large.

(ii)These rivers form huge deltas near their mouth.

(iii)These rivers do not flow through trough.

(iv)These rivers fall into Bay of Bengal.

(v)The Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri are east flowing rivers.

(i)The rivers flowing westward on the peninsular plateau are generally small but rivers Narmada and Tapi are exceptions to this.

(ii)These rivers do not form deltas.

(iii)West flowing rivers like Narmada and Tapi flow through troughs which have been formed due to faulting.

(iv)These rivers fall into Arabian sea.

(v)The Narmada and Tapi are west flowing rivers.