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Question
Give Reasons:
South Indian rivers are east flowing.
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Solution
Most of the Southern rivers flow towards the east as they originate from the plateau regions and follow the natural cycle of the flow of water i.e. from high altitude to low altitude whereas the Northern River flows towards the east as most of the Northern Rivers originate from the Himalayan range.
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