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Taraior TeraiRegion of northern India and southern Nepal. It runs parallel to the lower ranges of the Himalayas and stretches from the Yamuna River to the Brahmaputra River. Numerous springs at its northern edge form several streams, including the Ghaghara River, that intersect the region and give it its marshy character. Much of the area's marshland, once malarial, has been drained and put under cultivation. Terai (in India) a belt of marshy land at the foot of mountains, esp at the foot of the Himalayas in N India How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the Terai region of Nepal, inhabited by half the country's total population, hundreds of thousands of shallow tubewells have been installed by various agencies, and groundwater is the primary source of drinking water. In the Terai region of southern Nepal, about 90 percent of the residents get their drinking water from wells, says Susan Murcott of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 24) The Gurung Commission report of 1983 found that of the total immigrants in Nepal's Terai region, more than 97 percent came from India. |
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