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			{{Short description\|Geological region in eastern India}}
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	'''North Bengal plains''' ~~starts~~ from the south of [[Terai region]] and ~~continues~~ up to the left bank of the [[Ganges]]. The southern parts of the ~~district~~ [[Jalpaiguri]], [[North Dinajpur]] baring some extreme northern regions, [[South Dinajpur]], [[Malda district\|Malda]] and [[Cooch Behar]] districts constitute this geographical region. The narrow land mass in the North Dinajpur district is known as [[Mahananda River\|Mahananda]] corridor. This corridor runs north to south joining [[Malda district\|Malda]] with the plains of [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Alipurduar]] and [[Cooch Behar]]. The entire part of North and South [[Dinajpur]] is silt laden plain.		The '''North Bengal plains''' start from the south of [[Terai region]] and continue up to the left bank of the [[Ganges]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-02-16 \|title=New Mamata, BJP battlelines in North Bengal as TMC fires statehood charge to gain ground \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/new-mamata-bjp-battlelines-north-bengal-tmc-8439146/ \|access-date=2025-06-28 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref> The southern parts of the [[Jalpaiguri]], [[North Dinajpur]] (baring some extreme northern regions), [[South Dinajpur]], [[Malda district\|Malda]] and [[Cooch Behar]] districts constitute this geographical region. The narrow land mass in the North Dinajpur district is known as [[Mahananda River\|Mahananda]] corridor. This corridor runs north to south joining [[Malda district\|Malda]] with the plains of [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Alipurduar]] and [[Cooch Behar]]. The entire part of North and South [[Dinajpur]] is silt laden plain.

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	Formation ~~History of North Bengal Plain:~~ The North Bengal Plain is developed by the deposition of both the Ganga-Brahmaputra River system. The deposition mainly ~~take place~~ in the Rajmahal-Garo gap located between the Shillong plateau and the Chottanagpur plateau and continues up to the Sundarban region, and mostly composed by the Quaternary deposits of fluvial origin. The Himalayan origin sediments deposited in the Himalayan foreland basin and formed the North Bengal Plain, and its modification still continues today.		==Formation==
			The North Bengal Plain was developed by the deposition of both the Ganga-Brahmaputra River system. The deposition mainly occurs in the Rajmahal-Garo gap located between the Shillong plateau and the Chottanagpur plateau and continues up to the Sundarban region, and mostly composed by the Quaternary deposits of fluvial origin. The Himalayan origin sediments deposited in the Himalayan foreland basin and formed the North Bengal Plain, and its modification still continues today.

			The region also is home to many medicinal plants.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Medicinal Plant Resources North Bengal Plains \|url=https://www.bagchee.com/books/BB138255/medicinal-plant-resources-north-bengal-plains \|access-date=2025-06-28 \|website=www.bagchee.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=NEWSFloristic Survey on the sampled forest areas of South-West & North Bengal Plains with its associated avian fauna to assess periodically the changes in the botanical composition and population structure of the forest vegetation of the State - NEWS \|url=https://naturewildlife.org/report/floristic-survey-on-the-sampled-forest-areas-of-south-west-north-bengal-plains-with-its-associated-avian-fauna-to-assess-periodically-the-changes-in-the-botanical-composition-and-population-structur/ \|access-date=2025-06-28 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
'''North Bengal plains''' starts from the south of [[Terai region]] and continues up to the left bank of the [[Ganges]]. The southern parts of the district [[Jalpaiguri]], [[North Dinajpur]] baring some extreme northern regions, [[South Dinajpur]], [[Malda district|Malda]] and [[Cooch Behar]] districts constitute this geographical region. The narrow land mass in the North Dinajpur district is known as [[Mahananda River|Mahananda]] corridor. This corridor runs north to south joining [[Malda district|Malda]] with the plains of [[Jalpaiguri]], [[Alipurduar]] and [[Cooch Behar]]. The entire part of North and South [[Dinajpur]] is silt laden plain.

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Formation History of North Bengal Plain: The North Bengal Plain is developed by the deposition of both the Ganga-Brahmaputra River system. The deposition mainly take place in the Rajmahal-Garo gap located between the Shillong plateau and the Chottanagpur plateau and continues up to the Sundarban region, and mostly composed by the Quaternary deposits of fluvial origin. The Himalayan origin sediments deposited in the Himalayan foreland basin and formed the North Bengal Plain, and its modification still continues today.

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[[Category:Landforms of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Plains of India]]

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