Bangar - alluvial soil
Bangar alluvial soil is also known as Bhangar soil or old alluvial in India. It is less fertile than khadar.
Bangar alluvial soil less fertile and less productive than khadar. This type of soil is mostly found near the old river banks in the plains or in the upper reaches of rivers.
Based on the age of formation and their fertility, alluvial soils are grouped into two groups viz - Bangar alluvial soil and Khadar alluvium.
The river course always changes with the change of time. The river bank will not follow the same reute forever. When its bank becomes shallow as a result of too much deposits the river will change its course and this leads to the lesser deposits of the new alluvial soil in the bank. The khadar soil in the old river bank will slowly lose their finer texture and their fertility and then they will be known as Bangar or old alluvial.
It is the alluvial soil which is newly brought about by the fast flowing river during monsoon season. This soil contains fresh minerals, silts, dead leaves, gravels and sands. The freshly washed away humus and dirts from the forest by the rainfall and then by the river will be deposited along the river bank. In the plain areas these deposits will get disbursed to the paddy field and crop grown field and gave the field new and fresh manure with rich contents. These soils are light in color and are found near the river.
Another point of difference between these two terms is - fresh alluvial khadar is more fertile than old alluvium bangar.
These two terms are commonly spoken and used by the people in the Northern parts of India - in the plains of Ganga - Yamuna doab.
Even within the soil of the same name there have been differences in the grade fertility and productivity which vary from place to place.
Bangar alluvial soil less fertile and less productive than khadar. This type of soil is mostly found near the old river banks in the plains or in the upper reaches of rivers.
Based on the age of formation and their fertility, alluvial soils are grouped into two groups viz - Bangar alluvial soil and Khadar alluvium.
Bangar
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| Old alluvial is full of rock and gravel in upper reaches of Brahmaputra in Assam |
The river course always changes with the change of time. The river bank will not follow the same reute forever. When its bank becomes shallow as a result of too much deposits the river will change its course and this leads to the lesser deposits of the new alluvial soil in the bank. The khadar soil in the old river bank will slowly lose their finer texture and their fertility and then they will be known as Bangar or old alluvial.
Khadar
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| New alluvial along the bank of Brahmaputra in Assam |
These two terms are commonly spoken and used by the people in the Northern parts of India - in the plains of Ganga - Yamuna doab.
Even within the soil of the same name there have been differences in the grade fertility and productivity which vary from place to place.
