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312 Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 SocialLife in the Southern Plateau The states which fall under the Southern Plateau are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.Madhya Pradesh Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The diamond mines in Panna and the ancient temple of Khajuraho are world famous. Some big cities of Madhya Pradesh are Gwalior, Indore and Jabalpur. The Kanha National Park and the Bandhavgarh National Park are known for Project Tiger. Pachmarhi is a beautiful hill station in Madhya Pradesh.ChhattisgarhThe capital of Chhattisgarh is Raipur. Chhattisgarh is rich in coal, iron and manganese. The steel plant of Bhilai is famous. JharkhandRanchi is the capital of Jharkhand. The state is rich in minerals and forest resources. Other important cities are Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro. Odisha The capital of Odisha is Bhubaneswar. The other important cities are Cuttack and Puri. The Rath Yatra of Puri is very famous. The language spoken here is Oriya. Odissi is the famous dance form of Odisha.Maharashtra The capital of Maharashtra is Mumbai. The black soil of Maharashtra is formed from lava rocks. It is very fertile. The important crops grown here are cotton, sugarcane, millets, and Name the rivers that originate from the Deccan Plateau.CheckpointKhajurahoRath Yatra of PuriChhattisgarh is known as the %u201cRice Bowl of India%u201d because it produces a significant amount of rice.Fact