Difference between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats:WESTERN GHATS :1. Western Ghats are continuous Chain of hills starting from Tapti valley in the North to Kanyakumari in the South. 2. Run almost Parallel to West Coastal Plain.3. Western Ghats act as a Climatic barrier to the South - West monsoon winds. 4. Most of the rivers that rise in western Ghats drain into Arabian sea .EASTERN GHATS : 1. Eastern Ghats are discontinuous chain of hills from Mahanadi River in north and Vaigai River in the south .2. Run parallel to the East Coastal Plain.3. Eastern Ghats lie on the rain shadow region of the South - West monsoon Winds.4. Most of the rivers that rise in Eastern Ghats drain into Bay of Bengal .