Question

Describe about the economy in ganga Brahmaputra basin

Answer 1

Agriculture is taken up as the main occupation where flat land is available to grow crops. The main crop is paddy. The staple diet of the people is fish and rice. Since it requires sufficient water, it is grown in areas where rainfall is high. The other crops that are grown include wheat, maize, millet and gram. Cash crops such as sugarcane and jute are also grown. Tea plantations are found in West Bengal and Assam. Banana plantations are seen in the plains. In Bihar and Assam, silk is produced by rearing silkworms. Crops are grown on the terraces of the hills that have gentle slopes.

Answer 2

agriculture is taken up the main occupation of a flat land is available to grow crops cash crops such as sugarcane and jute are also grown the plantation are found in West Bengal and Assam