How is the Arabian Sea branch of South-west Monsoons responsible for good rainfall in the Northern Plains of India? Why doesn’t it give rain in the Central Peninsula?
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- The part of South-west monsoons that blow over the Arabian Sea is responsible for high rainfall on the w estern coast of India.
- By mid-June, the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon arrives over Saurashtra-Kuchchh and the central part of the country.
- These winds strike the Himalayas and result in fairly good rainfall and abandon moisture.
- South-west monsoons are perpendicular to the direction of the Western Ghats thus, they give heavy rainfall on the windward side of the Western Ghats.
- Central Peninsula lies on th e leeward side of the Western Ghats . This Arabian Sea branch of SouthWest Monsoon does not reach the region.
