What kind of drainage system does the Himalayan region have?
The Himalayan drainage system mainly comprises the basin areas of the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. Here most of the rivers are perennial in nature and are fed by rains during monsoon season as well as by the melting of the snow during summer season.
How did the Tibetan Plateau drain to the west?
Pascoe (1919) and G.E. Pilgrim (1919) have attempted to give a tangible explanation to the problem of the Himalayan drainage. According to them the Tibetan plateau was drained to the west by mighty Tsangpo-Indus-Oxus combine called the Tibetan river.
How big is the Brahmaputra River drainage area?
It occupies a toal drainage area of 5, 80,000 km 2 of which 2, 58,008 km 2 lies in India (annual water yield of 6, 27,000 million m). The total power potential of the river is estimated at 1,248 lakh km.
When to start control measures for Himalayan balsam?
Management Control Options There are a number of control measures for Himalayan balsam depending on the size of the infestation, the equipment available and the time of year. The aim is to kill existing plants and prevent seed return so any control measures need to take place before the seedpods start to ripen in July.
The Himalayan drainage system mainly comprises the basin areas of the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. Here most of the rivers are perennial in nature and are fed by rains during monsoon season as well as by the melting of the snow during summer season.
Pascoe (1919) and G.E. Pilgrim (1919) have attempted to give a tangible explanation to the problem of the Himalayan drainage. According to them the Tibetan plateau was drained to the west by mighty Tsangpo-Indus-Oxus combine called the Tibetan river.
Where does the singi khamban River start and end?
At first it flows north-west in the trans- Himalayan region (called Singi Khamban or lion’s mouth in Tibet and cuts across the Ladakh Range forming a spectacular gorge (depth 5000 m) near Gilgit in Jammu and Kashmir.