3.2.7. The Punjab Haryana Plains

Stretching over an area of about 650km from northeast to southwest and 300km from west to east, the Punjab-Haryana plain is an aggradational plain, deposited by Satluj, Ravi and Beas rivers. Delhi ridge divides plains from the Gangetic plain. The height of the plains varies from 300 m in the north to 200 m in south east. The general direction of slope is from northeast to southwest and south. A plain between two rivers is called doab such as Bist doab between the Beas and Satluj.