The Tarai region of the Northern plains supports luxurious growth of natural vegetation
and varied wild life population. This is because
Re-emerging rivers from Bhabhar flow in undemarcated channels here creating marshy
and swampy conditions
Incorrect Answerall fertile coarse load is deposited at Tarai region after rivers re-emerge from Bhabar
region
Incorrect Answerthe Tarai region is crossed by large Himalayan rivers which regularly deposit silt and clay
here
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Bhabar is a narrow belt ranging between 8-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills at the
break-up of the slope. As a result of this, the streams and rivers coming from the mountains
deposit heavy materials of rocks and boulders, and at times, disappear in this zone. South of
the Bhabar is the Tarai belt, with an approximate width of 10-20 km where most of the
streams and rivers re-emerge without having any properly demarcated channel, thereby,
creating marshy and swampy conditions known as the Tarai. This has a luxurious growth of
natural vegetation and houses a varied wild life. The Terai is crossed by the large perennial
Himalayan rivers Yamuna, Ganges, Sarda, Karnali, Narayani and Kosi that have each built
alluvial fans covering thousands of square kilometres below their exits from the hills.
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By: Shubham Tiwari