The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. [1] The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and is also home to the Soanian Middle Paleolithic archaeological culture. [2]

The Churia Range, which is sparsely populated, rises in almost perpendicular escarpments to an altitude of more than 4,000 feet. Between the Churia Range to the south and the Mahābhārat Range to the north, there are broad basins from 2,000 to 3,000 feet high, about 10…

Churia may be: Churia River in Georgia; Churia Tunnel; Churia Hills or the Churia Range (aka Sivalik Hills

The Churia region of Nepal has a vital role in maintaining the ecosystem of the heavily populated Terai plains. For decades, the region’s natural resources have been managed unsustainably, leading to land degradation and, now, exacerbated by the effects of climate change.

Churia range is characterized by high geophysical fragility, socio-economic marginality, ecological sensitivity and management specificity. Due to rampant encroachment and wanton destruction of Churia landscape a

Churia Hills refers to the southernmost foothills of the Himalayan mountain range spanning Nepal and northern India. Also called the Shivalik Hills or Chure range, these mountains constitute the fragile transitional ecosystem between the Indo-Gangetic plains and higher Himalayan peaks.

The Churia forest contains a total of 957.18 million (711.17 per ha) live stems (≥ 5cm DBH). The number of standing dead stems (≥ 5cm DBH) was 41.47 million (30.81 per ha).

Oct 1, 1999 · The Churia (Siwalik equivalent) tectonic Zone is occupied by Himalayan foreland basin deposits. The zone, which forms one of the largest foreland basin accumulations on the Earth, consists of Neogene to Quaternary fluvial sediments that form the southernmost hill range of Nepal, the Churia hills.

Jul 24, 2017 · The Churia is an important recharge zone of ground water that feeds agricultural land and forests of the Terai, home to iconic species such as tigers and rhinos; however, deforestation, over-grazing by livestock, unsustainable agricultural practices and climate change impacts have deteriorated the Churia.

WWF received a three-year grant from the GEF to address the issues related to land degradation and climate change vulnerability in the Churia range, a fragile ecosystem covering about 13% of the total land area of Nepal.