The gently sloping coarse alluvial zone below the Sivalik Hills (outermost Himalayan foothills) where streams vanish into permeable strata is known as Bhabar. Bhabar, which lies at the crossroads of the Himalayas and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, is home to nearly all of Uttarakhand’s major trade and business centers.
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Bhabar is an example of a piedmont plain.
Explanation:
The gently sloping coarse alluvial zone below the Sivalik Hills (outermost Himalayan foothills) where streams vanish into permeable strata is known as Bhabar. Bhabar, which lies at the crossroads of the Himalayas and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, is home to nearly all of Uttarakhand’s major trade and business centers.