Question

Explain the flow of Ganga from Gangotri till it reaches the Bay of Bengal creating the Sunderban Delta.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Supporting over 11% of world's population as it passes through the densest populated regions on the planet, it is the third largest river on Earth by discharge.

The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically, with many former provincial or imperial capitals such as Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Munger, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Delhi, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata located on its banks or the banks of tributaries and connected waterways. The main stem of the Ganges begins at the town of Devprayag, at confluence of the Alaknanda, which is the source stream in hydrology because of its greater length, and the Bhagirathi, which is considered the source stream in Hindu mythology.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Origin of the River Ganga is called the Gangotri and seat of the goddess Ganga.
• Still, it's actually the source of one of the Ganga’s 6 headstreams known as Bhagirathi.
• Bhagirathi itself is joined by two headstreams called Bhilangna River and Jahnavi River.
• Another potent headwater is swash Alaknanda.
• Bhagirathi and Alaknanda are the two major gutters of the Garhwal Himalaya, both forming from the potent Chaukhamba range of glaciers.
• Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya.
• Its main peak, Chaukhamba I, is the loftiest peak in the group.
• It lies at the head of the Gangotri Glacier and forms the eastern anchor of the group.
• Bhagirathi has its origin at Gangotri( which is called Gangotri Glacier) on the north- western face of Chaukhamba.
• Alaknanda rises at the convergence and bases of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers, on the south- eastern pitches of glacier fields of Chaukhamba.
• Thus,the flow of Ganga is from Gangotri to Alaknanda to Kanpur to Gaumukh.

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