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Which highlands surround the Chhattisgarh Plain?
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Chhattisgarh
Chitrakot Waterfall on the Indravati River, near Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India.
The Chhattisgarh Plain is surrounded by several distinct highlands that define its geography:
- North: Chota Nagpur plateau12
- Northeast: Raigarh hills12
- Southeast: Raipur Upland12
- South: Bastar plateau12
- West: Maikala Range12
These surrounding highlands are primarily erosional plateau forms, with elevations in the Maikala Range and the Dandakaranya hills reaching over 2,300 feet (700 metres).2