... this region eat rice as their main food, usually mixed with a few vegetables. The rice is planted by the hand in shallow watery beds called rice fields. After about six months the rice is ready to be picked by hand. Calcutta is one of the most over crowded cities in the world. Disease and hunger are common in the slums, which are known as bustees. But there are also many fine houses in the centre of Calcutta. Nearby there is a large park, called the Maidan, where cows graze and cricket is played. The Himalayas form a barrier that separates northern India from the plateau of Tibet, in China. Human Causes of the floods. The sources of the Ganges and Bramputra rivers are in the Nepal and Tibet. In recent years the population there have grown rapidly, causing the ...

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