Question
Explain the distribution of rainfall in India.
Solution
Distribution of Rainfall in India:
The average annual rainfall of India is 110 cms. Regional variations in the distribution of rainfall are mainly because of differences in relief of the country. Rainfall is unevenly distributed throughout the country.
India is divided into the following rainfall regions:
India is divided into the following rainfall regions:
(a)Areas of Heavy Rainfall: These areas get more than 200 cms of annual rainfall. These include Western Coast and Western Ghats, Sub-Himalayas, and the N.E. Parts of India.
(b)Areas of Moderate Rainfall: These areas get annual rainfall of 100-200 cms. These include West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern parts of U.P. and Madhya Pradesh, coastal plains of Tamil Nadu.
(c)Areas of Low Rainfall: These areas experience an annual rainfall of 50-100 cms These include Western part of U.P. Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Peninsular plateau and Eastern Rajasthan.
(d)Areas of Scanty Rainfall: These areas get less than 50 cms of annual rainfall. These include Ladakh, S.W. Punjab, Southern Haryana, Western Rajasthan , Kutchh and Thar Desert.
