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Question
Give geographical reasons for the following statement.
Punjab-Haryana plain has become a granary of India.
Solution
- The Punjab-Haryana Plain has fertile alluvial soil formed by the perennial Himalayan Rivers.
- Here, plenty of water is available for irrigation through canals and tube-wells. Climate is also well suited for the Kharif and rabi crops.
- Because of these favourable conditions, the region produces a huge marketable surplus of food grains.
- Agricultural researchers and enterprising farmers have ensured prosperous agriculture in the region through Green revolution since 1970s.
- Thus, the Punjab-Haryana Plain has become a granary of India.
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