Question

What are the types of soil found in Manipur?

Answer 1

Answer:

The soil cover can be divided into two broad types, viz. the red ferruginous soil in the hill area and the alluvium in the valley. The valley soils generally contain loam, small rock fragments, sand, and sandy clay, and are varied. On the plains, especially flood plains and deltas, the soil is quite

Answer 2

Answer:

The soil of Manipur belong to 4 orders, 8 suborders, 13 greatgroups and 23 subgroups. It is observed that the Inceptisols are the dominant soils followed by Ultisols, Entisols and Alfisols and occupy 38.4%, 36.4%, 23.1% of the total geographical area of the State, respectively. Lake and marshy land occupy 1.9 percent.

Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have red loamy soils, Meghalaya has laterite soils, and Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram have red and yellow soils.

Imphal Valley is fertile place and is mainly made up of alluvial soil. The texture of soil varies from sandy to loam to clayey.

This red soil region towards the north includes major areas of southern Bihar, West Bengal's Birbhum as well as Bankura regions, Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur, Jhansi, Banda, or even Hamirpur localities, the Aravallis as well as the eastern portion of Rajasthan, and areas of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.

The state has a rich cultural past dating back to centuries. It is the birthplace of Raas Lila- a renowned form of classical dance which was created by Maharaja Bhagyachandra. Manipur is also the birthplace of Modern Polo and the locals call this game 'Sagol Kangjei'.

Thus, the state of Manipur owes its nickname "The Jewel of India" especially to the colorful diversity of blossoms.

Manipur is the third poorest state in India, it was formed in 1972. Poverty in Manipur is around 36.89%. There is a shortage of electricity, transportation and communication contribute to the industrial backwardness of this state. The social and economic structure of Manipur is one of the lowest in India.

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