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how are northern plains of india formed?

The northern plains are formed of alluvial soil . The deposition of alluvium in a vast basin lying at the foothills of the himalayas over millions of years formed the fertile plains .

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 They were formed due to sedimentation of silt which is very fertile by rivers like Ganga, Yamuna & Brahmaputra which deposited this silt & alluvium (Fertile soil) along their banks gradually which formed the Nothern Plains of India.

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The northern plains of india was formed due to the formation of himalayas.The himalayas were formed by the great sea of thetis.the deposits of sea of thetis formed the northern plains.

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The himalayan uplift out of the teyths sea and subsidence of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin . In due course of time this depression, gradually got filled with depositions of sediments by the rivers flowing from mountains in the north and the peninsular plateau in the south . A flat land of extensive alluvial deposits led to the formation of the northern plains of india .

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