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(i) The rainforests are depleting.
(ii) Paddy is grown in the Ganga-Brahmaputra plains.

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(i) The rainforests are depleting due to following reasons:

- The indigenous population was pushed out for the arising activities which leads to the destruction of the rainforests.
- Large scale deforestation for construction of roads, industries and houses.
- For getting wood from forests in order to increase economical profit.

(ii) This is happening because paddy field needs sufficient water. The region receives amount of rainfall and there is dense network of rivers that helps in fulfilling the requirement of water for paddy crop.

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