Question

Mention the importance of the Himalayas.

Answer 1

Hint:Himalayas are very important to us as they save our country from the cold and dry winds of Central Asia. They also prevent from the monsoon winds of the Indian Ocean from crossing over to Northern countries and cause heavy rainfall in Northern India. We will see more about the importance of the Himalayas in the complete answer given below.

Complete answer:
Let us study the importance of the Himalayas.
Significance of Himalayan mountains to India are mainly classified as climatic influence ,defence, source of rivers , fertile soil ,agriculture, tourism, hydroelectricity, forest wealth ,minerals and pilgrimage.
The Himalayas save our country from the cold and dry winds of Central Asia. The Himalayan ranges is the great source of all the great rivers of India.
In the Himalayas, all the beautiful hill stations are located. Like in Northern India such as Srinagar, Shimla, Kulu, Manali, Dharamshala , Dehradun , Nainital.
Himalayas also provide many useful herbs which are used as medicines. The Himalayan forests also provide firewood and a large variety of raw material for forest based industries.
The Himalayan forests provide shelter to many kinds of wild animals and birds. They also protect us from the cold winds coming from the north. The rivers which are originating from the Himalayas carry fertile soil from the mountains to the plains.

Note: The Himalayas are home to a diversity of medical resources. Different parts of the plant like root, flower, stem ,leaves and bark are used as remedies for different elements. The Himalayas are as old as the earth’s ecosystem is. Therefore, it has a lot of explored and unexplored facets.