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3. The Eastern Wet (Rice) Region


It includes the greater parts of the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and coastal Andhra Pradesh. This region records more than 150 cm of rainfall. Rice, jute, pulses, oil seeds, tea, and sugarcane are the main crops of this region.