Blog about India

Rivers and lakes

The rivers of India play a large role in the country and are the main source of water and a means of irrigating fields and lands. At the same time, they are the cause of natural disasters and catastrophes. The most famous rivers in India are the Ganges and Brahmaputra. In general, more than a dozen large rivers flow through the country. For the part, the main source of water is rain. Recharge and the risk of flooding in their valleys happens during the monsoons.

For other rivers, including large ones, the glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of water. The main periods of their flooding and emergence from naturally low shores are the hot summer months. Many rivers in India flow into the Bay of Bengal.

The Republic of India is located in the southern part of Asia on the Indian subcontinent. The territory of the state is 3.3 million km. The country is the seventh largest country in the world.

India's neighbors are Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The country's maritime borders are adjacent to the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The country is densely populated. The total population exceeds 1 billion 300 million people.

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