A History of Agriculture in India v1.c7.22

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The Indo-Gangetic plains, which lie at the foot of the Himalayas from Hazara to Assam, mark the side of a deep basin of estimated depth of 1,050 to 6,000 metres which resulted from the compression exerted on the peninsular margin against the advancing crustal waves from the north. The basin has been filled up with the river alluvium derived from the rising Himalayas as well as from the plateau on the south.