Question

Why are the Northern Plains of India called the Indo-Gangetic Plains?​

Answer 1

The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Indus-Ganga Plain and the North Indian River Plain, is a 2.5-million km² fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including ...

Answer 2

❥The region is named after the Indus and the Ganges rivers and encompasses a number of large urban areas. The plain is bound on the north by the Himalayas, which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems.