#TheEasternGhats, a lesser-known but significant mountain range in India, span 1,750 kilometers along

 #TheEasternGhats, a lesser-known but significant mountain range in India, span 1,750 kilometers along the eastern coast. Rich in biodiversity and cultural heritage, the region faces threats such as deforestation and habitat degradation. 

The Eastern Ghats run almost parallel to the east coast of India leaving broad plains between their base and the coast.

It is a chain of highly broken and detached hills starting from the Mahanadi in Odisha to the Vagai in Tamil Nadu. They almost disappear between the Godavari and the Krishna.

It is only in the northern part, between the Mahanadi and the Godavari that the Eastern Ghats exhibit true mountain character. This part comprises the Maliya and the Madugula Konda ranges.

The peaks and ridges of the Maliya range have a general elevation of 900-1,200 m and Mahendra Giri (1,501 m) is the tallest peak here.

The Madugula Konda range has higher elevations ranging from 1,100 m and 1,400 m with several peaks exceeding 1,600 m. Jindhagada Peak (1690 m) in Araku Valley Arma Konda (1,680 m), Gali Konda (1,643 m), and Sinkram Gutta (1,620 m) are important peaks.

Between the Godavari and the Krishna rivers, the Eastern Ghats lose their hilly character and are occupied by Gondwana formations.

The southern part of this range is called the Palkodna range.

To the south, the hills and plateaus attain very low altitudes; only Javadi Hills and the Shevroy-Kalrayan Hills form two distinct features of 1,000 m elevation.