IMPORTANCE OF PLANE

The importance of the Great plain of northern India -
The vast plain of northern India, which extends from Rajasthan to Assam, covers about one-fourth of the area of the country, in which 45 percent of India's population lives. Economic, social and cultural importance of the plain of northern India is due to the following reasons

1. Fertile soil - "The northern vast plains of India are a boon of the Himalayas." The fertile soil and assured water sources laid by the rivers originating from the Himalayas made this plain the Granary of India.
2. Irrigation facility - A number of small and big rivers are spread in this ground. Most of these rivers are continuous due to originating from the high icy parts of the Himalayas. The canals are made from these rivers at many places for

Irrigation purpose . This ground has a huge reservoir of ground water which is used by wells and tube wells. 75% of the country's irrigated land is in this ground.

4 Transportation Rivers flow at a slow pace in the , due to which they are being used as cheap water transport system since ancient times. Being a flat ground, there is a network of railways and roads, because it is cheaper and easier to build roads and railways in the plains.

5. Industry: In this field, there has been enough development of Infra-structure for industrial development. For this reason, many industrial centers have been established here; Such as Ambala, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Agra, Kolkata and Kanpur etc.

5. Trade - There is a huge concentration of population in the vast plain of northern India. Trade flourishes in such regions as the large population demands thousands of goods.

6. Civilization: Ancient civilizations of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa developed in the northern plain only because of food and water comforts. For this reason, this ground is called the Cradle of Civilization. There are many ancient cultural, religious and historical cities in this ground, industrial cities and education centers have also developed in large numbers as a symbol of modern scientific civilization.