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not decrease their volume.
So, they can be utilized
for drinking, irrigation,
hydroelectricity and water
transportation. The Koshi,
the Gandaki and the
Karnali are the perennial
rivers in Nepal. Tourism
can be developed due to the
availability of water such as
boating, rafting, canoeing,
etc. The great Himalayas
in the north have gifted
us many perennial rivers.
These rivers flow from the river water
high Himalayas with a
great speed. Some rivers originate from the Mahabharat range. The volume of
water in these rivers increases in the rainy season and decreases in the winter.
The rivers originating from the Chure range, during rainy season can be utilized.

Forest

Forest is another important natural resource. There is diversity in the geographical
features of Nepal. This causes diversity in forest. The evergreen tropical forest
is found in the Terai,
deciduous forest in the hilly
region and coniferous forest
in the Southern part of the
Himalayan region, Alpine
and Tundra vegetation
is found in the northern
part up to 5000 m of the
Himalayan region.
The subtropical evergreen
forest is found in the Terai
region, the inner Terai
and the Chure hills. Tall
hardwood trees like sal, forest
sisau, simal, khayar, etc.
are the examples of such forest. The trees found in deciduous forest are simal
oak, rhododendron, chilaune, uttish, etc. Similarly, pieve, fir, spreuce, deodar, etc.
are found in coniferous forest. Moses and lichens are the vegetation found in the
Tundra region.

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