Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau-

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East Flowing RiversWest Flowing RiversMajor rivers flowing eastwards- Mahanadi- Godavari- Krishna- Kaveri-Only two long rivers flow westwards- Narmada- Tapi-These rivers drain in the Bay of Bengal-These rivers drain in the Arabian sea-Carry greater amount of sediments- so form deltas at their mouths-Carry lesser amount of sediments- so form estuaries at their mouthsGreater number of tributaries-Lesser number of tributariesThese rivers flow not through very -xA0-deep canals-These rivers flow in troughs-

East Flowing Rivers	West Flowing Rivers
Major rivers flowing eastwards: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri.	Only two long rivers flow westwards: Narmada, Tapi.
These rivers drain in the Bay of Bengal.	These rivers drain in the Arabian sea.
Carry greater amount of sediments, so form deltas at their mouths.	Carry lesser amount of sediments, so form estuaries at their mouths
Greater number of tributaries.	Lesser number of tributaries
These rivers flow not through very deep canals.	These rivers flow in troughs.

Compare the east flowing and the west flowing rivers of the Peninsular plateau.