the narthern india plains (flat relegion containing nighty furtits soil):.
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The vast plain of India between Himalayas to the north and the peninsular plateau to the south is formed by the Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra rivers.
• It is an aggradational plain formed by the depositional work of three major river systems, viz, the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra.
• This plain is the largest alluvial tract of the world extending for a length of nearly 3200 km from the mouth of Indus to the Ganga, of which the Indian sector alone accounts for 2400 km.
The great plain of India can be divided into four
major parts:
(i) The Thar Desert: It is a sandy desert in northwest India and eastern Pakistan.
•The plain is also called Great Indian Desert or Marusthali. This desert is known as Thar desert
• The western part of the desert is covered by shifting sand dunes locally known as "dhrian".
• The eastern part of the desert upto Aravali
range is a semi-arid plain called Rajasthan
Bagar.
• The most important river is Luni which flows southwards to the Rann of Kutch.
(ii) The Indus Punjab-Haryana Plain : The Indus Punjab-Haryana plain is formed by the sediments carried by the five tributaries of India - Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and Chenab flowing through the region.
This is known as the Punjab plain - the land of five rivers. It is primarily made up of 'doabs' - the land between two rivers.
The eastern part of the Punjab plain is
relatively flat, but the northern part is
extensively eroded by the numerous streams
coming down the Siwalik hills. The network
of such streams is locally known as Chos.
(iii) The Ganga Plain: Most part of the deltaic plain of Bengal is now in Bangladesh. The whole deltaic plain is composed of old and new alluvium and mud and is full of marshy areas. To the north lies the Ganga-Brahmaputra Doab region.
(iv) The Brahmaputra Plain : The Brahmaputra plain extends from Sadiya in the east to Dhubri in the west.
•Its length is nearly 640 km and width is only 100 km or less.
• The plain is made up of alluvium carried by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.The Indus-Ganga Brahmaputra plain is the home to millions of Indians.
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