By:
Yatindra Dutt
M.Sc. Geology (2009-2011)
Department of Geology
Mountai Most of these soils are low in lime These soils cover about ---------------------- Tea, temperate
n and and are Acedic. In area of good 13,300sq.km mainly in fruits and may
Hill Soils rainfall, they are rich in humus and Jammu and Kashmir, also be used for
vey fertile for the cultivation. H.P., Punjab, U.P., Bihar, growing paddy.
West Bengal, Assam,
Tripura, Manipur,
Meghalaya, A.P., and
Nagaland, etc.