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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Alluvial soils are fertile, transported soils deposited by rivers, streams, and wave action, covering about 40 percent of India's land area and dominating the northern plains.
- What is the difference between khadar and bhangar alluvial soils?
- What is the nutrient profile of alluvial soils?
- How are alluvial soils classified in soil taxonomy?
- Why are alluvial soils important for India's agriculture and population?

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In Punjab's Indo-Gangetic plain, ICAR field surveys through the 2010s recorded nitrogen and zinc deficiencies in intensively cropped alluvial soils, prompting the state's expanded distribution of Soil Health Cards under the central scheme launched in 2015.

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