Karbi-Meghalaya plateau is, in fact, an extension of the main Indian peninsular plateau and are originally two different plateaus -

Karbi Anglong Plateau Karbi Anglong plateau is an extension of the Indian peninsular plateau in the Assam, North Eastern state of India. This area receives maximum rainfall from the Southwest summer Monsoon from June through September. Geography Average height o ...

and Meghalaya plateau. Th
Meghalaya plateau
is traditionally divided into Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills. The region from the river Dhansiri in the east to the Singimari River on the west is about 400 km long with an average width of about 40 km, covering about 35, 291 km2. Karbi Plateau is pear-shaped and has an area of about 7000 km2. Its link with the

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

plateau proper is towards the south through a patch of highly denuded and subdued senile terrain.

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It is believed that due to the force exerted by the northeastward movement of the Indian plate at the time of the Himalayan origin, a huge fault was created between the

Rajmahal hills The Rajmahal Hills are located in the Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand, India. They were located on the northern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent, and its hills are today inhabited by the Sauria Paharia people whilst its valleys are dom ...

and the Karbi-Meghalaya plateau. Later, this depression was filled up by the depositional activity of numerous rivers. Today the Maghalaya and Karbi Anglong plateau remains detached from the main Peninsular block. This area receives maximum rainfall from the South-West monsoon. It is located in the north eastern plateau of India.

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