Maikala Range,mountain range in Madhya Pradesh state, central
India, running . It runs in a north-south direction and forming
forms the eastern base of the triangular Sātpura Satpura Range.
The Maikala Range consists of laterite-capped, flat-topped
plateaus (pātpats) with an elevation of elevations ranging from
2,000 feet (600 m) to 3,000 feet (600 to 900 mmetres). The
SātpuraSatpura-Maikala watershed is the second largest in India.
The Narmada, Son, PāndūPandu, KanhārKanhar, Rihand, Bijul,
Gopad, and Banās Banas rivers run almost parallel from south to
north and have carved extensive basins in the relatively soft
rock formations of the Maikala Range. Vegetation varies from
grass and thorny trees to deciduous trees such as teak and sal
(Shorea robusta).  Agriculture, the principal economic activity,
is practiced mostly in the alluvial basins; crops include rice,
wheat, gram (chick-peachickpeas), jowar (grain sorghum), barley,
corn (maize), pulse pulses (legumes), sesame seeds, and mustard
seeds. Industries pr