Write some important features of Ganga Plains,Punjab plains and Brahmaputra plain.
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Ganga plains.
Some of the features of these plains are:
i. It is formed by floodplains of river Ganga which deposits alluvial soil in this region.
ii. The alluvial soil is a very fertile soil and provides a source of agriculture to the people of this region.
iii. Because of the availability of livelihood, it is a densely populated area.
iv. Major crops grown in this region are paddy, wheat, sugarcane etc. It is the food bowl of India.
v. The region covers these states of India- Haryana, Delhi, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Punjab plains.
The plain is slightly undulating, sloping from 2,140 feet (650 metres) in the northeast to 700 feet (200 metres) in the southeast. The Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, and Yamuna are perennial rivers.
Brahmaputra plains.
Some important features of the Brahmaputra river system are:
(i) The Bralunaputra rises in Tibet east of Mansarovar lake. It is slightly longer than the Indus and most of its course lies outside India.
(ii) It has a braided channel in its entire length in Assam and forms many riverine islands.
(iii) Every year during the rainy season, the river overflows its banks, causing widespread devastation due to floods in Assam and Bangladesh. (iv) The Bralunaputra is marked by huge deposits of silt on its bed causing the river bed rise.
(v) The river also shifts its channel frequently.