Chambal Valley

The Chambal’s lower course is lined by a 10-mile (16-km) belt of badland gullies resulting from accelerated soil erosion and is the site of a major project in soil conservation.

…gullied badlands centering on the Chambal River. That area was famous for harboring violent gangs of criminals called dacoits, who found shelter in its many hidden ravines till the early 2000s.

The Chambal valley in the north averages less than 30 inches (750 mm) of rainfall per year. Most parts of Madhya Pradesh receive almost all of their precipitation in the monsoon months; however, there is considerable rainfall over the northern part of the state in December…