All the answers below are ...
Published by James Gusek
All the answers below are possibilities. If the bedrock contains a limestone horizon which can be prone to the formation of sinkholes, one or more sinkhole collapses over the past decade could be diverting surface water from the monsoon into a fractured aquifer or cavern system. Examination of the ground surface in the vicinity of the major streams for evidence of ancient sinkholes may be possible but this effort will unfortunately be impeded by the forest cover you describe. This situation, if true, would be very difficult to fix. "Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice". [Will Durant] Good luck.
J. Gusek
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Hi James, to my knowledge of these Western Ghats mountains, its old basaltic-granitic rock and not limestone. The OP would know better.
Published by Amartya Saha, Associate Scientist at Florida International University