A History of Agriculture in India v1.c9.2

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The areas of very heavy rainfall in India are to the windward side of the Western Ghats, the hills of Assam, and the great Himalayan barrier. These are the watersheds from which originate the major river systems of the country. Elsewhere, in the plateau of the Deccan, the Gangetic plains of northern India, and the plains of southern India, the effects of orography are less pronounced or are completely absent, and the rainfall is only moderate. In the north-west, the Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and the adjoining tracts to the north and west constitute the driest area of the country.