Rivers are the gifts of nature. A river generally originates from mountains. Then it flows down the slopes and plains and finally mingles with ocean and sea. Rivers play an important role in human life. During the rainy season, rivers overflow their banks and cover them with slit which makes the soil fertile. Rivers are the means of communication. For this important towns and cities generally grow along the banks of rivers. But, rivets sometimes betray. During the monsoon, they flood the banks and cause untold sufferings to lives and properties. This is the destructive aspect of the rivers. In spite of that, rivers are not the enemies, but the friends of man.
