Explain the difference between indus basin and ganga basin
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Indus basin
- formed by the indus river and its tributaries like the Ravi, Chenab, satluj ,jhelum, beas, etc
- located in Jummbu and Kashmir, punjab , haryana, himachal pradesh (besides pakistan).
- it has fertile land and a dense network of canals for irrigation
Ganga basin
- formed by the Ganga river and its tributaries like the Yamuna, son, Ghaghara, gomati, kosi, gandak,etc
- located in Uttarakhand, haryana, Utter Pardesh, jharkhand, and paschim Banga (besides Bangladesh)
3.Irrigation facilites required are less as it has high rainfall.
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The Indus Basin is constituted by the Indus and its tributaries.
The Ganga Basin is constituted by the Ganga and its tributaries.
Explanation:
The Indus Basin
- It is situated in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab.
- The Indus is over 2900 km in length.
- Other crucial rivers of this basin are Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum.
- The highland (commonly known as Ambala- Saharanpur water divide) divides the Basin from the Ganga Basin.
- Rivers flow from northwest to southwest.
- This Basin has fertile land and a thick network of canals for irrigation.
The Ganga Basin
- It is situated in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, M.P., Bihar, and West Bengal.
- The Ganga is over 1900 km in length.
- The second tributaries of the Ganga include Yamuna, Gomati, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Chambal, Betwa, Ken, and Son.
- The Ganga basin expands from Ambala in the northwest to the Sundarbans in the east.
- Besides in the upper portion irrigation facilities are comparatively fewer owing to the high amount of rainfall.
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