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Title
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HYDROGEOLOGICAL CROSS SECTION O F U P P E R P L AT E A U O F T H E N I L G I R I S
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Description
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Wetlands are land areas saturated with water, characterized by aquatic plants adapted to the unique hydric soil. They play various roles in the environment, such as water purification, flood control, carbon sinking, and shoreline stability. Wetlands are the most biologically diverse ecosystems, home to a wide range of plant and animal life. The main types of wetland types include swamps, marshes, bogs, and fens. Springs are locations where water from beneath the ground emerges onto the surface, while streams are bodies of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Laterite is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminum, commonly found in hot and wet tropical areas. Charnockites are metamorphic rocks formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes, often foliated with alternating darker and lighter colored bands called "gneissic banding."
