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2006DescICSEGrade 4পরিবেশ বিজ্ঞানSOCIAL STUDIESThe Northern Plains2006

Name the three divisions of the Northern Plains.

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The Northern Plains are broadly divided into three parts — the Satluj Basin, the Ganga Basin and the Brahmaputra Basin.

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