In which part of Himalayas is ‘Karewa’ landform found?

Q. In which part of Himalayas is ‘Karewa’ landform found?

1. North-East Himalaya
2. Eastern Himalaya
3. Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalaya
4. Kashmir Himalaya

Answer: Kashmir Himalaya

The term Karewa is derived from the Kashmiri dialect which means, “elevated table-land.” This term was first used by Godwin-Austin (1859) and later by Lydekker (1878) for an unconsolidated to semi – consolidated sand-clay-conglomerate sequence.

• The Karewa is layers of plateaus of unconsolidated clay and gravel contained in the moraine.
• The word karewa in Kashmir in Kashmiri means "Elevated table land".
• It is found in the north-western and Kashmir Himalayas.
• It contains micro and mega vertebrate fossils which are significant geological information source of human civilization.
• They are good for cultivating saffron and apples.
• Natural soil erosion has led to the depletion of karewas.