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Most of the rivers in the Southern • The plateau is rich in coal, which is
Plateaus are not as long as those in the used in converting iron into steel.
Northern Plains. They, however, flow Other minerals found here are iron,
with great speed and on their way they mica and manganese. Chota Nagpur
form waterfalls. Plateau has many major industries,
Waterfall : When a river or a stream like coal mining, steel, diamond
falls from the edge of a mountain or a mining and wood products. Bokaro
plateau, it forms a waterfall. and Bhilai are the famous steel plants
of this plateau.
• The Narmada river valley roughly
divides the plateau region into two
parts :
1. The Central Highlands (the
northern part)
2. The Deccan Plateau (the southern
Bhilai Steel Plant
part)
The Deccan Plateau
The boundary between these two units is
• The Deccan Plateau extends from the
formed by the Vindhya Range.
River Narmada up to the southern tip
The Central Highlands of peninsular India. The states of
The Central Highlands are divided into Chhattisgarh (partly), Odisha (partly),
two parts : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra
• Malwa Plateau : This plateau forms the Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil
north-west part of the Central Nadu lie in this plateau. Anamudi is
Highlands. Parts of Rajasthan and the highest peak in this region.
Madhya Pradesh lie in this plateau. Its • Rivers : Rivers of this plateau that flow
major cities are Gwalior, Indore and eastward are Mahanadi, Godavari,
Bhopal. Krishna and Kaveri. Rivers Tapi and
This plateau is rich in black soil but Narmada flow westward. All the rivers
lacks minerals. depend on rain for water and usually
• Chota Nagpur Plateau : This plateau dry up in summers. Godavari is the
forms the north-east part of the Central longest river in the Deccan plateau.
Highlands. Parts of Jharkhand, • Waterfalls : Many rivers in the Deccan
Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Bihar lie in Plateau form waterfalls. Some of the
this plateau. Ranchi, Hazaribagh, famous waterfalls are Jog Falls in
Singhbhum and Manbhum are its main Karnataka and Hogenakkal Falls in
cities. Tamil Nadu.
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