Question

‘The western coastal plains of India are not only narrow, but are also without Deltaic deposit. Explain.

Answer 1

The western coastal plain is narrow. It has no deposition of sediments.

• There are not many rivers which fall into Arabian sea. The western ghats are not well dissected. Most of large rivers fall into Bay of Bengal and deposit sediments on plateau.
• The rivers are swift and short. So the rivers (Narmada, Tapti) do not make any deltas ; but estuaries are formed.