Kerala. Coconut palm trees

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Coconut palm trees - one of the main riches of edge. They give kojru, kopru, handicraft products from coconuts, a material for simple dwellings of the poor. But the main thing, they give means of existence for millions people. The plantations of coconut palm trees alternating with crops of rice on narrow coastal plain in width from 20 to 100 kilometres, rise to the sea and frame departing from it on tens kilometres internal lagoons.

And almost from the sea lifting in a foothill plateau, and through it - in mountains begins. Western Ghats are an area tea, coffee; rubber and kardamonovyh plantations, black pepper, other spices giving three quarters of cost of production of plant growing. Along with products of a coconut palm tree spices are taken out to many countries, bringing India so necessary foreign currency.

Cultivation of these most valuable cultures became possible thanks to a subequatorial climate. Kerala - one of the most humidified areas of the country. Southwest and partly northeast monsoons bring in a year to 3 Open Companies of millimetres of deposits. Even in most ' droughty ' areas drops out to 1 500 millimetres of deposits a year.

Valuable breeds of trees grow In mountain woods: a tic, pink and ebenovoe a tree, evkalipt. And all there is to 60 kinds of plants, trees and bushes.

From low mountains here are overthrown by rough streams over 40 rivers. During tropical monsoons downpours lasting many days overflow the rivers which leave the coast and bring many troubles. Rather devastating flooding which was transferred by Kerala in July, 1974 is recollected. The enraged rivers washed off then rice plantations, the whole villages, turned out trees and transmission lines, took down bridges.