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description: "The Bhabar is a porous pebble-and-boulder belt below the Shiwaliks where rivers vanish underground, distinct from the marshy Terai. Key UPSC GS1 physiography."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Bhabar is a narrow porous belt of pebbles, gravel, and boulders deposited by Himalayan rivers at the foot of the Shiwaliks, where surface streams disappear underground.
- Why do rivers disappear in the Bhabar belt?
- How is the Bhabar different from the Terai?
- How does the Bhabar differ from Bhangar and Khadar?
- Why is the Bhabar important for groundwater and conservation?

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The Bhabar is a narrow porous belt of pebbles, gravel, and boulders deposited by Himalayan rivers at the foot of the Shiwaliks, where surface streams disappear underground.

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The Uttarakhand Forest Department in 2021 flagged unregulated boulder and gravel mining across the Bhabar tracts of Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts for disrupting groundwater recharge in the Corbett landscape.

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