What is bhabar what are its main characteristics
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Answer:
Bhabhar:
1.The deposition of pebble in a narrow belt parallel to the slopes of the Shiwalik range by the rivers descending from the mountains is known as bhabar.
2.Streams disappear in bhabar belt
3.It contains important trade and commerce hubs of Uttarakhand state and it is also a very fertile area with good agriculture productivity.
Answer:
Bhabar is a region south of the Lower Himalayas and the Shiwalik Hills. It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Siwaliks along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Explanation:
. Bhabar:
1,After descending from the mountains, the rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt.
2,The width of this belt is about 8 to 16 kms.
3,It lies parallel to the Shiwaliks.
Bhabhar is the gently-sloping coarse alluvial zone below the Siwalik Hills (outermost foothills of Himalayas) where streams disappear into permeable sediments.
4,The underground water level is deep in this region.