FORMATIONS and it is divided into two stages, lower and upper.A SUCCESSION of plateaus in the Kashmir Himalaya LIKE terraces is called Karewas.The word Karewa literally means “elevated table-land".It is found only in the Kashmir region.Karewa is PRESENT above the Plains of Jhelum river and its tributaries.The Karewa deposits contain sand, clay, silt, mud, LIGNITE, and gravel.Karewa soils are suitable for saffron cultivation.