Question

discuss how Northern Plains were formed

Answer 1

The northern plains stretch between the Himalayas and the Peninsular Plateau. This plain is formed by the deposition of alluvium brought by the rivers from the Himalayan and the plateau. This plain is mainly developed by rivers Ganga, Indus and Bramaputra. The fine and the deep alluvium deposits by the rivers make the northern plains one of the most fertile plains in the wourld.

Answer 2

The Himalayan uplift out of the Thethy's sea and subsidence of the northern flank of the Peninsular plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin. In due course of time, this depression gradually got filled with the deposition of the sediment by the rivers flowing from mountains in the north. A flat land with extensive alluvial deposits by these rivers led to the formation of the Northern Plains of India.