Question

Write a note on great desert of India ?

Answer 1

The Great Indian Desert Thar lies mostly in the Royal Rajasthan states of India, and extended into the some portion of Haryana, punjab and Rann of Kutch in Gujrat. Thar desert covers eastern Sindh province and some area of Pakistan Punjab as well. The maximum area is covered in Rajasthan, India and total covers area is 208,110 km. It is said to be “The Great Indian Desert” is extending towards UP and MP as well. A camel safari into the Thar desert is an experience not to be missed for tourist. Best time to visit The Great Indian Desert is between Oct to March. The Desert National Park, Jaisalmer  has a collection of fossils of animals and plants of 180 million years old. Some fossils of Dinosaurs of 6 million years old have also been found in the area.The three most important things to survive into the Thar desert are prosopis cineraria tree a goat and a camel. With these three things together any one can sustain under the most trying condition, another species of tree is rohida that found in Thar Desert.The people of Thar have a great passion for music and poetry. people get together to play soft music and dance. This event continues to till late nights.Thar peoples travel miles of distance to get one potter of water. Woman’s of Thar Desert love to wear beautiful jewelry.

Answer 2

The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's 18th largest desert, and the world's 9th largest subtropical desert.located between the transitional zone of lndus in West and ganga in East. It is most populated desert with 83persons per sq. About 85% of the Thar Desert is in India, and the remaining 15% is in Pakistan.[1] In India, it covers about 170,000 km2(66,000 sq mi),& the rest 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) with Pakistan.The Thar desert forming approximately 10% of the total geographic area of India. More than 60% of the desert lies in the state of Rajasthan alone and extends into Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana.[2] This desert comprises a very dry part, the Marusthali region in the west, and a semidesert region in the east with fewer sand dunes and slightly more precipitation.