Question

-What is Bangar?

Answer 1

Hint South of the Bhabar, with an approximate width of 10-20km, where most of the streams and rivers emerges, and they create marshy and swampy conditions, known as the Tarai. South of the Tarai, there is a belt of old alluvial deposits. These areas are less prone to flooding but sandier, and also less fertile.

Step by step answer Bangar is the area consisting of old alluvial deposits. They consist of a higher concentration of kankar nodules. They are slightly elevated terraces. That's why these areas are less fertile. Based on irrigation, Bangar areas are subdivided into the following parts
1) Barani:- These areas are fed by rain. These areas are low rain areas where rain-fed dry farming is produced.
2) Nahr:- It is a canal irrigated area, for example, Rangoli tract. It is a nahr area because it is irrigated by the Rangoi canal.
3)Chahri:- It is the area irrigated through wells and tube bells. It is also divided into Chahi Khalis and Chahi nahir.

Additional InformationThe basic difference between Bangar and Khadir is that khadir is found in the low areas of the valley whereas Bangar is found in higher reaches. Khadir soil is firm in texture but Bangar soil is coarse. Khadir is more fertile than bangar.

NoteBangar deposits found in northern plains. Large parts of the Northern plains are formed of the Bangar soil. Alluvial deposits are brought by rivers in northern plains. That's how the bangar deposits took place. Khadar soil is new and has younger deposits of the alluvium soil on the flood plains.