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The '''Eastern Coastal Plains''' is a wide stretch of landmass of [[India]], lying between the [[Eastern Ghats]] and the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It is wider and leveled than the [[Western Coastal Plains]] and stretches from [[Tamil Nadu]] in the south to [[West Bengal]] in the north through [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Odisha]].<ref name="Raj Lal 2014 p. 185">{{cite book | last1=Raj | first1=A.J. | last2=Lal | first2=S.B. | title=Agroforestry Theory and Practices | publisher=Scientific Publisher (Ind | year=2014 | isbn=978-93-86102-96-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPc1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA185 | access-date=2019-09-11 | page=185}}</ref> [[Chilka Lake]] is a brackish water lake along the eastern coastal plain. It lies in the state of [[Odisha]] and stretches to the south of the [[Mahanadi River Delta|Mahanadi Delta]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Sr.Bimcy|author2=Sr.Sisily|author3=Charlotte|title=Bibliographic information|publisher=Scholar Publishing House|isbn=8171725163|pages=20–21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8SXUQlgi2wC&q=Eastern+Coastal+Plains&pg=PA20}}</ref><br />
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[[River delta|Delta]]s of many of India's rivers form a major portion of these plains. The [[Mahanadi river|Mahanadi]], [[Godavari River|Godavari]], [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and [[Kaveri]] rivers drain these plains. The region receives both the Northeast & Southwest [[monsoon]] rains with its annual rainfall averaging between {{convert|1,000|and|3,000|mm|in|abbr=on}}. The width of the plains varies between 100 and 120&nbsp;km (62 to 80&nbsp;miles).<br />
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It is locally known as '''[[Utkal Plains]]''' in the Northern part between [[Kangsabati River|Cossye]] and [[Rushikulya River]]s, '''[[Northern Circars]]''' in the Central part between [[Rushikulya River|Rushikulya]] and [[Krishna River]]s and, as '''[[Coromandel Coast]]''' in the Southern part from the south of river [[Krishna River|Krishna]] till the Southern tip of [[Mainland India]] at [[Cape Comorin]] where it merges with the [[Western coastal plains]].<br />
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==Agriculture==<br />
Agriculture on the eastern Coastal Plain primarily consists of paddy. Other crops include Linseed, Wheat, Jowar, Gram and Groundnut.<ref name="Basu Guha Kashyap 1996 p. 128">{{cite book | last1=Basu | first1=D.N. | last2=Guha | first2=G.S. | last3=Kashyap | first3=S.P. | title=Agro-climatic Regional Planning in India: Concept and applications | publisher=Concept Publishing Company | series=Agro-climatic Regional Planning in India | year=1996 | isbn=978-81-7022-582-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBlYuZuAk-gC&pg=PA128 | access-date=2019-09-16 | page=128}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Western Coastal Plains]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Plains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Coasts of India]]<br />
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