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1. Indo Gangetic Plain

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   The plain is an enormous trough created by the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which caused a vast depression later infilled by fluvial sediments. The gradient of the plain is exceptionally shallow, sloping gradually from the northwest towards the southeast. The average elevation rarely exceeds $\text{200 m}$ above sea level, resulting in sluggish river flow and extensive floodplains [4].
   The depth of the alluvium filling the depression varies significantly. In the western sections near the foothills of the [Siwalik Range](/entries/siwalik-range…