1. The Bhabar Plain

It lies to the south of the Shiwalik from west to east (Jammu Division to Assam). Its width is however, more in the western plains than in the eastern plains of Assam. In width, the Bhabar tract is generally 8 to 15 km, consisting of gravel and unassorted sediments deposited by the rivers descending from the Himalayas and the Shiwalik. The porosity is so high that most of the small streams (chos and raos) disappear in the Bhabar tract. Only the big rivers are seen flowing over the surface in this tract. The Bhabar tract is not suitable for cultivation of crops. Only big trees with large roots thrive in his region. The inhabitants of the Bhabar are largely the cattle keeping Gujjars.