Northern Plain of India is significant for many reasons as given below:
1. Due to the formation of alluvial soil, it is the most fertile plain.
2. Water for drinking and irrigation is available in abundance due to network of many rivers.
3. Rivers of this plain facilitate navigation.
4. Places of waterfalls are good for producing hydro-electricity.
5. It has a network of roads and rail routes.
6. This northern plain abounds with many large cities, industrial, commercial and religious cities e.g. Delhi, Kanpur, Haridwar, Mathura, Varanasi, Amritsar, Lucknow, Agra, Patna, Kolkata, etc.