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How many people residing in the ganga river basin get supply of water from gangotri?

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Answered by ruhu36
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A collection of important facts and figures concerning our holy river- Ganga

 Famous quote on Ganges:

"The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever changing, ever flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga."

                                                                                                                                                                                - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

 

Origin: Gangotri glacier, Uttarakhand. (western Himalayas)

Course Length: 2,510 km


Basin Size: 1,086,000 km²

Catchment Area: 1.09 million sq. km

Countries: India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tibet

States in India:

Uttar Pradesh (294,364 km²),
Madhya Pradesh (198,962 km²),
Bihar (143,961 km²), 
Rajasthan (112,490 km²), 
West Bengal (71,485 km²), 
Haryana (34,341 km²), 
Himachal Pradesh (4,317 km²) 
Delhi (1,484 km²)


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