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The sediment story: A journey that impacts India's rivers and surrounding landscapes

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Every monsoon, India's rivers turn brown—a sight most dismiss as simply muddy water. But hidden within that sediment, per Phys dot org, is the material that builds fertile floodplains, creates river islands, nourishes deltas, and even shapes entire coastlines.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-08-sediment-story-journey-impa...

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