10 Reasons Why Himalayas Are Important For India

The mighty Himalayas are the most pronounced and dominating physio-graphic feature of the India.


It is said that Himalayas are the body and Soul of India.

1. Climate Influence of The Himalayas

The impact of Himalayas on the climate, especially on the distribution of precipitation and temperature, is quite significant for India.

The altitude of the Himalayas, their extension intercept the monsoon coming from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. They also prevent the cold Siberian from entering into the India.

If there were no Himalayas, the whole of northern India would have been a desert.

According to the studies, the Himalayas are responsible for the splitting of the jet streams into two branches in these in turn plays an important role in the arrival of the monsoon in India.


2. Himalayas As a Defense

Throughout the Entire history, the foreign invaders never entered India from the northern side. 

Despite modern technology of warfare the Himalayas have great defense value.

3. Source of Perennial Rivers

Almost all of the perennial rivers of northern India have their origin in the glaciers, lakes and springs of the Himalayas. 

These perennial rivers sustain the teeming millions of the Indian population.

4. Source Of Fertile Soils

The perennial rivers and their tributaries carry enormous quantities of alluvial soil. 

In fact, the Great Plains of India are covered by the fertile alluvial soil deposited by the rivers coming down from the Himalayas.

5. Generation of Electricity

The Himalayan mountain offer numerous site suitable for the generation of hydel power. 

The bhakra-nangal dam, Chamera, Silal are some of the important hydel power generating multi purpose projects located in the Himalayas.


 

6. Forest Wealth of The Himalayas

The Himalayan ranges are extremely rich in forest resources.

There is a horizontal zone nation of vegetation in the Himalayas.

The natural vegetation in the Himalayas very from the humid tropical to the Alpine pastures. 

These forest provide fuel word, timber, gum and a variety of materials for the industries. 

At the higher altitude are the Alpine pastures used by tribes for grazing.

7. Himalayan Orchards

The Himalayas are known for the apple, peach, cherry, Berry, walnut and apricot orchards.


8. Minerals of The Himalayas

The Himalayas are rich in many metallic and non metallic Minerals.

Coal is found in Jammu.

Copper,lead ,Zinc,Nickel ,Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Anitomu, Tungston, magnesite, and precious stones are found in the states of Jammu and kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. 

The poor and uneasy accessibility is however a barrier in the exploitation of the mineral wealth of The Himalayas.

9. Tourism of India

The Himalayas are known for the aesthetic beauty all over the world.

The Himalaya offer coal when neighbouring plains are in the grip of scrotching heat of the summer season. 

Millions of National and International tourists visit the hill Station in the Himalayas.

The famous tourists centre in the Himalayas are Srinagar, Pahlagam, Yushmarg, Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Shimla, Dolan, Kanga, Kullu, Manali, Almore, Darjeeling,Gulmarg and Chamba.


10. It Is A Pilgrimage

Apart from the place of tourist interest, the himalaya has numerous pilgrimage centers.

Some of the important shrines in the Himalayas are Amarnath, Hazratbal, kailash , Hemkund etc.



Written By: Hamna Khan

Edited By: Komal Jha