Question

Answer the following in paragraph:

What do you mean by drainage system? Write a note on it.

Answer 1

1. A drainage system is an integrated system of tributaries and trunk stream which collects and drains surface water into the sea, lake or some other water body.
2. The total area drained by a river and its tributaries is known as a drainage basin.
3. The drainage pattern of an area is the result of the geological structure of the respective areas.
4. The river system provides irrigation, drinking water, power generation, and livelihood for a large population.
5. The drainage system of India is broadly divided into two major groups on the basis of their location.
6. They are The Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers