Indian Geography

Prepared By
LIZA SARMAH
Mission APSC AE/JE
 Punjab Plains
• covers the states of Punjab and Haryana and the union territory of Delhi
• • This plain is shaped by five significant rivers of the Indus system
• • Punjab actually implies “ The Land of Five Rivers ‘’alluding to the
accompanying rivers: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas .
• • The plain is primarily comprised up of ‘doabs’ — the land between two
rivers.
 Ganga Plains
• • This is the biggest unit of the Great Plain of India extending from
Delhi to Kolkata (about 3.75 lakh sq km)
• • The Ganga along with its enormous number of tributaries follow a
dendritic drainage pattern in this plain.
• • The peninsular rivers such as Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Son, etc. joining
the Ganga river system have also contributed to the development of
this plain.
• • Almost all the rivers keep on shifting their courses making this
region prone to frequent floods .
Ganga Plains

• • The Kosi river is extremely infamous

in this regard. It has long been called
the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’.
• • Sunderbans, the largest mangrove
swamp on the planet gets its name
from the Sundari tree which grows well
in marshland. It is home to the Royal
Tiger and crocodiles.
Brahmaputra Plain :
• • It is an aggradational plain developed up by the depositional work
of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
• • The endless tributaries of the Brahmaputra river originating from
the north form varies alluvial fans
• • Therefore, the tributaries branch out in numerous channels giving
birth to river meandering leading to the formation of ox-bow lakes .
• Majuli Riverine Island in Brahmaputra is the largest riverine island in
the world