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What is duar formation?


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  • The Daurs are floodplains in the region around the Himalayas, in the state of Assam in the north-east and in the north of West Bengal. ;
  • The altitude of daur typically varies from one area to the other but usually, the minimum is 90 m and the maximum is 1750 m.
  • In Nepal and North India, there is a specific place known as the Terai.
  • The daurs are floodplains, so the mechanism by which it is produced consists of the materials that are deposited on the edges of the rivers during a flood.
  • It is also known as silt, when the rivers overflow, these floods occur and leave certain particles behind that are classified as daurs.

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