Question

Where do most of the rivers of peninsular India originate? Where do these rivers flow?

Answer 1

Hint: The rivers in India play a major role in people's lives. They provide drinking water, affordable transportation, power, and livelihoods for many people across the world. In fact, peninsular rivers are seasonal as their discharge depends on rainfall.

Complete answer:
Peninsular rivers are seasonal. These rivers flow is dependent on rainfall. As compared with the Himalayan rivers, these rivers have a narrower basin. It is considered that these rivers are ancient rivers. As compared to Himalayan rivers, these rivers have narrower and shallower courses.
The Peninsular Rivers are much older than the rivers of the Himalayas. With the exception of a few rivers in the upper peninsula region, the peninsular drainage is mostly Concordant. They are non-perennial rivers in the wet season with a cumulative flow. The rivers of the peninsula have entered their maturity stage and have nearly reached their base level.
Peninsular rivers are characterized by wide and shallow valleys. Except for a small tract where faulting forms steep sides, the river banks have gentle slopes. The major water divide in peninsular rivers is created by the Western Ghats, which flow close to the west coast from north to south. The water velocity in the rivers and the load-carrying potential of the streams is poor due to low gradient capacity
In the Western Ghats, most of the peninsular rivers originate and drain into the Bay of Bengal. Some sources in the highlands and flow westwards. Relative to the Himalayan Rivers, their course is shorter and shallower. Owing to the gentler slope, the severity of erosion activities is also comparatively mild.
Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri are some major peninsular rivers.

Note: Some of the Peninsular Rivers are created by estuaries, such as the Narmada and the Tapi. Other rivers form deltas, such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Cauvery. Several small streams from the Western Ghats join the Arabian Sea without creating any delta, heading to the west.