write a short note on Ganga river system
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The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, together with their tributaries, drain about one-third of India. The Ganges (Ganga), considered sacred by the country's Hindu population, is 1,560 miles (2,510 km) long.
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→ Headwater of river Ganga is called 'Bhagirathi' it is fed by the Gangotri Glacier.
→The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from Himalayas.
→ Much as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the kosi.
→The river Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier.
→ The river Ghagara, the Gandak and the kosi rise in the Nepal Himalaya.
→ Main tributaries are the Chambal, the betwa and the son.
→ Water form the Ganga and the Brahmaputra flows into the Bay of Bengal. The delta formed by these rivers is known as the Sunderban delta.
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