The Great Indian Desert Test 1

A dust storm, also called sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions.

Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface.

Oases were found only in particular places of deserts, where there is an underground water source beneath the surface.

The water gets accumulated below the sand, so it becomes naturally fertile for the flora and fauna.

The Indira Gandhi (IG) Canal was constructed to rejuvenate the Thar region, and it has had many positive socioeconomic impacts.

As many as 153 species of plants have disappeared from the irrigated region of the Thar Desert.

The Jaisalmer Desert Festival is an annual event that take place in February month in the beautiful city Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).

It is held in the Hindu month of Magh, three days prior to the full moon.

The Climate in the Thar desert is like any other desert. Hot in the day and cool at night.

The summer days are really hot and the nights are cool but the winter days are warm and the nights are cold.

This desert has no rain in June, July and August.

Dunes may look monumental, but their grains don't stay in one place for long.

These broke down into small grains, which the wind gathered into dunes.

The census includes 57 languages as part of Hindi language including Rajasthani, Marwari, Mewari, Brajbhasha and Bagri which are prominently spoken in Rajasthan.

Thar Desert, also called Great Indian Desert, arid region of rolling sand hills on the Indian subcontinent.

It is located partly in Rajasthan state, northwestern India, and partly in Punjab and Sindh (Sind) provinces, eastern Pakistan.

Jaipur has been popularized with the name of Pink City because of the color of the stone exclusively used for the construction of all the structures.

Khejri plant produces gum, which is obtained during May and June.

The bark of the tree is dry, acrid, bitter with a sharp taste; cooling anathematic; tonic, cures leprosy, dysentery, bronchitis, asthma, leucoderma, piles and tremors of the muscles.

The smoke of the leaves is good for eye troubles.