River Satluj starts in Tibet. Its main tributary is Beas. The Satluj river basin consists of Punjab and Haryana.

River Ganga begins from the Himalayan glacier, Gangotri. Its main tributary is Yamuna. Ganga flows through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

River Brahmaputra begins from Tibet and is called Tsangpo there. It flows into India through Assam and then enters Bangladesh. Ganga and Brahmaputra form the world’s largest delta, called the Sundarban Delta, before flowing into the Bay of Bengal.

Life here

Punjab, Haryana, NCT* of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam are situated in the northern plains. Most people here are engaged in farming. They grow rice, wheat and sugarcane.

The northern plains are extremely important to our country. A vast majority of the food grains produced here are transported all over India, which is then consumed or sold.

The Coastal Plains

A coastal plain is a flat and level land that runs along the coast. The coastal plains of India are divided into two parts, namely, the western coastal plains and the eastern coastal plains. The western coastal plains are situated between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. It stretches from Gujarat to Kerala. The Gujarat, Konkan and Malabar coasts lie in the north, middle and south, respectively. The eastern coastal plains are situated between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu. The northern part is called the Northern Circars. The southern part is called the Coromandel Coast.

The two coastal plains start from Gujarat and West Bengal, respectively. Both the coastal plains meet at Kanniyakumari.

Life here

The two coastal plains spread over some part of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Most people are engaged in farming and fishing. Mainly, rice and coconut are grown here. These plains have numerous ports that are used to export and import goods.