Western Himalayas Eastern Himalayas 1. The Western Himalayas lie in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. 1. The Eastern Himalayas lie in West Bengal, Sikkim, Aarunachal Pradesh and Bhutan 2. This part of the Himalayas is very high. 2. This part of the Himalayas is of medium h 3. The major rivers of the Western Himalayas— Indus and Satluj—flow into the Arabian Sea. 3. The major rivers of the Eastern Himalayas— Brahmaputra flows into the Bay of Beng 4. The Western Himalayas get less rainfall. 4. The Eastern Himalayas get more rainf