Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): The eastern coastal plains of India are wider and flatter than the western coastal plains. Reason (R): Large rivers like the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri have created extensive deltas along the eastern coast.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Assertion (A) is true. The Eastern Coastal Plain, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, is broad (about 100–130 km wide in many stretches) and gently sloping, whereas the Western Coastal Plain between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is narrow (roughly 10–80 km) and more uneven.
Reason (R) is also true. The east-flowing rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri are long, carry huge loads of sediment and build large, fertile deltas where they meet the Bay of Bengal. West-flowing rivers of the Western Ghats are short and swift, and the Narmada and Tapi form estuaries rather than deltas.
The deposition of alluvium in these extensive deltas is exactly what has widened and flattened the eastern coastal plain, so R correctly explains A.
Hence, both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
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