Physiography of India - Part 6

PHYSIOGRAPHY OF INDIA - PART 6

REGION 17, 18: KACHCHH & KATHIAWAR, GUJARAT PLAINS
•    Mineral oil & Natural Gas – commercial production along western Gujarat plains. Kalol, Ankaleshwar, Gandhar are important ones.

KACHCHH
Consists of Great Rann along north. Little Rann on coast & south east. Prone to earthquakes & floods
Rivers: Luni & Banas Wild Ass Sanctuary
 

KATHIAWAR
Central Tableland with Highest point: Mt. Girnar.
Radial drainage pattern

Gir National Park: Asiatic Lion (only place in the world for
Asiatic lion)

GUJARAT PLAINS
Alluvial Plains
Drained by
Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada & Tapi

REGION 23, 24, 26: DECCAN LAVA PLATEAU INCLUDING KARNATAKA & TELENGANA- RAYALSEEMA PLATEAUS
•    Extends from Vindhyas to the southern tip of Peninsula.
•    It is triangular in shape and is widest in the north.
•    Important Ranges in the northern part are Satmala, Ajanta, Balaghat & Harishchandra.
•    Western Ghats lies on the western side of plateau.
•    Deccan Plateau is highest along its western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the east.
•    Towards its south lies the Karnataka Plateau. The western part of this plateau is called Malnad while the eastern is called Maidan. Western part is higher and more rugged.
•    Baba Budan Hills is an important Range along Karnataka Plateau.
•    It lies in the rain shadow zone of Western Ghats, therefore, severely prone to droughts
•    Important rivers of this region are – Krishna, Tungabhadra, Penneru and Cauvery
•    Tank irrigation is widely practiced here
•    Towards the South-East lies the Telengana-Rayalseema Plateau which is a low plateau, highly dissected and denuded. River Krishna divides it into two parts- Telengana in north and Rayalseema in south.
•    It is also a drought prone area, lying in the rain shadow of Karnataka Plateau.
•    Twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad lie in the Telengana region.

REGION 25: WAINGANGA AND MAHANADI BASINS
•    Here lie the river valleys of Wainganga, Mahanadi and Indravati (a tributary of Godavari).
Chitrakoot Falls lie on Indravati.
•    It includes Dandkarnaya Plateau - Highly forested, denuded and undeveloped region (Bastar, Kalahandi and Koraput districts) of India.
•    Chattisgarh Plains also lie here
•    National Parks: Tadoba, Nawegaon, Indravati
•    Important Mines: Dilli Rajhara, Bastar, Bailadila, Balaghat