Bhabhar

Bhabhar

Bhabhar is the region south of the Lower Himalayas [ [http://nainital.nic.in/flora.htm Bhabhar] Official website of Nainital.] [ [http://www.experiencefestival.com/himalaya_-_the_bhabhar_belt The Bhabhar belt] ] where the alluvial grade merges into the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The name Bhabhar is derived from a local tall growing grass, "Eulialopsis binata".

Bhabhar is a level surface zone at the foothills of the Himalayas 34 km wide where the Himalayan rivers and streams disappear under boulders and gravels due to the porous soil and sub-soil composition of Bhabhar. As a result, the underground water level is very deep in this region.

Being at the junction point of Himalayas and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Bhabhar contains almost all the important trade and commerce hubs of Uttarakhand. Due to the top-soil replenishment every monsoon, is also a very fertile area with significant yields per unit area.

An Administrative division in Nainital district

In 1901, "Bhabhar", was also one of four division of Nainital district [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_331.gif1857] The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909, v. 18, p. 325.] , and included 4 towns and 511 villages; and had a combined population of 93,445 (1901), spread over 1,279 sq. miles [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_332.gifNainital District] The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909, v. 18, p. 326.] .

Bhabhar in Uttar Pradesh

South of Bhabhar lies the alluvial stretch called the Terai. And the transitional belt of Bhabhar and Terai run along the entire length of the state of Uttar Pradesh as well. [Geography of Uttar Pradesh]

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