Rajmahal hills
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The Rajmahal Hills are located in the
Volcanic activity during the Jurassic resulted in the formation of the Rajmahal Traps. The hills are approximately located at 25°N 87°E / 25°N 87°E.[3]
The Rajmahal hills are named after the town of
River Ganges
wanders around the hills changing the direction of flow from east to south.
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton travelled through the Rajmahal hills in the early 19th century. He described the hills that seemed impenetrable in a zone where few travellers had been. He wrote that everywhere people were hostile, apprehensive of officials and unwilling to talk and, in some cases, left their villages and absconded.[4]
Fossils
The
palaeobotanists from all over the world. The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow has a collection of them. There are fears of these fossils disappearing, as the state government in 2018 gave a mining lease in the area to private companies.[2]
References
- ^ "Rajmahal natives seek autonomous council". The Telegraph India. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Rare fossils in India threatened". BBC News. 25 July 2008.
- ^ Khan, Mujibur Rahman (2012). "Rajmahal Hills". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Themess in Indian History, Part III, p 266 (Using Francis Buchanan, Journal of Francis Buchanan Kept During the Survey of the Districtof Bhagalpur, 1930, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa, Patna.)
- ^ National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website
- "Geo-Heritage Sites". Press Information Bureau. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- A Monograph on National Geoheritage Monuments of India, INTACH, March 2016
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