give an account of Northern plains of India pointwise
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The Northern plains of India are also known as Indo - Gangetic plains.
The formation of Indo - Gangetic plains is by the three largest Himalayan rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
The Indo - Gangetic plains are of three parts. They are :
1) Western part : The western part was formed by the Indus and it's tributaries. Most of the Indus basin is located in Pakistan and small portion in Punjab and Haryana.
2) Central part : The central part is formed by the river Ganga and it's tributaries. This part mainly spreaded in Central India of states UP, Bihar , Haryana etc
3) Eastern part : The eastern part was formed by the Brahmaputra river. This is mostly in Assam and spreaded into Bangladesh.
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i. It has the largest tract of 3200 km of alluvial soil in the world.
ii. It is formed by flooding of three major rivers- Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. It is drained by many other rivers like Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak etc.
iii. The soil of these plains is very fertile. Many people live here who are dependent on agriculture for livelihood.
iv. The plain is about 200 to 400km from north to south. It covers an area of about 580000 sq.km.
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