Question

Name the important hills of the northeastern part of India.

Answer 1

• The Purvanchal Mountains, or Eastern Mountains, consist of the area of the Himalayas bending sharply to the south and spreading along the eastern boundary of India beyond the Dihang gorge.
  
• Composed largely of strong sandstone, they are the eastern extension of the Himalayan range, lying in northeastern India near Myanmar. The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam , Manipur,Tripura, Nagaland,, Meghalaya and Mizoram. The Garo ,Khasi and Jaintia hills are not located in this range which are part of Deccan plateau.
• Purvanchal hill range include the Patkai, Naga, Barail range,Manipur and Mizo hills.