CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
Question
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melting ice in the Himalayas
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rain-fed streams in the plateau
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the Arabian Ocean
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underground springs from the desert
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Detailed explanation-1: -That’s because snow and ice melt comprise as much as 72 percent of river runoff in the upper Indus, compared with between 20 and 25 percent in the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers (the latter two depend on monsoon rain).
Detailed explanation-2: -Melting glaciers have significant impact on water resources of Himalayan rivers due to change in glacier basin hydrology, downstream water budget, impact on hydropower plants due to variation in discharge, flash flood and sedimentation.
Detailed explanation-3: -WHICH GLACIERS IN INDIA ARE MELTING? The Ministry of Earth Sciences said that the mean retreat rate of Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers is 14.9-15.1 meters per year, which is 12.7-13.2 meters per year in Indus, 15.5-14.4 meters per year in Ganga, and 20.2-19.7 meters per year in Brahmaputra river basins.