Question

Name the states from where the river Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra flow in India.

Answer 1

The Ganges is the most sacred river to the Hindus. The Ganges originates from Gangotri Glacier (Uttarakhand). Main stream of the river begins at the confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers at Devprayag (Uttarakhand). The river flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and then enters Bangladesh. Major cities located at the banks of the Ganges are – Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Farakka Barrage (Malda). , the Brahmaputra (Son of Brahma) is perhaps the only river in India which has a male name. The river originates from Angsi Glacier near Mansarovar Lake located in Tibet, China, as Yarlung Tsangpo River and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh.  Indus river originates near Lake Mansarovar and runs through areas of Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan before entering into Pakistan.

Answer 2

The Brahmaputra has the greatest volume of water of all the rivers in India. It is the source of the Indus and the Satluj and flows through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.

Ganga flows through Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal.

Indus flows through Jammu and Kashmir, punjab.