Question

Write a short note on the regional variations of the Kandi Region.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Give an introduction.
• Elaborate the Kandi Region and its regional variations

Solution:
The Shiwalik Hills on their west and to the east Nurpur Bedi block of Ropar district, degrade into a dissected, rolling and porous and coarse-grained material formed upland plain called the Kandi.

1. It extends in the form of a narrow and long belt along the entire length of the Shiwalik Hills under different names such as Kandi, Ghar, and Changar.
2. Overall, these dissected plains lie roughly to the east of Pathankot- Hoshiarpur-Ropar-Chandigarh Road, with gaps formed by the floodplains.
3. The total area is four lakh hectares, extending to five districts and 22 blocks of Punjab. It covers 10% of the total land area of Punjab.
4. Punjab government has notified the area of Basi-Chandigarh, Ropar-Balachaur, Hoshiarpur-Mukerian as Kandi area.
5. The soil of this area is porous and various choes flow in the area.
6. It runs along Shiwalik hills as a narrow belt and extends from 300 to 400 meter of contour height. Choe is found every one kilometre in this area.
7. Kandi area is formed as foothill plains which were formed by joining Alluvial fans in Shiwalik foothills. The level of underground water is very low in the area.
8. The Kandi area near Anandpur Sahib is known as 'Changar' and in the region near Sarsa river it is known as ‘Ghar’.