Question

There are more salt-pans on the Western coast of India than its eastern coast.

Answer 1

The Arabian Sea lies lying to the west and Bay of Bengal lies to the east of India.

Many large peninsular rivers drain their waters in the Bay of Bengal and on the contrary, only small seasonal coastal rivers drain in the Arabian Sea.

Hence, the salinity of the eastern coast is 34%, while it is 35% in the Arabian Sea.

Thus, there are more salt-pans on the Western coast of India than its Eastern coast.