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Question
Mahesh went for an excursion with his friend and came across a marshy area with trees that had stilt like roots.
Name an area in India where this kind of vegetation is found.
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Solution
Delta of R. Ganga in Sundarbans, deltas of R. Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri.
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