DRAINAGE OF INDIA
THE GANGA GEOGRAPHY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rainforests
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Tropical Deciduous forests
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Bamboo tree forests
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Mangrove forests
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world, located in the Ganges River delta in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mangrove forests are found in the deltas of rivers Ganga, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri. Some trees found in these forests include sundari, palms, keora, agar, and coconut.
Detailed explanation-3: -As per the India State of Forest report 2021, the area under Mangrove forest has increased by 17 sq km making India’s total mangrove cover as 4, 992 sq km.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: The Sundari trees are the dominant varieties of mangrove trees present in the Indian subcontinent. They are found abundantly in the Sundarbans delta situated near West Bengal Scientific name of this species is Heritiera fomes, categorised in the family Malvaceae.
Detailed explanation-5: -To be able to breathe in the highly clogged and saline soil, they have structures called breathing roots. Delta and coastal areas have Mangrove forests. So, this is the correct answer.