Question

Write in brief about. the Ganga river

Answer 1

The Gangesalso known as Ganga is a trans-boundary river of Asiawhich flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India. After entering West Bengal, it divides into two rivers: The Hooghly River, or Adi Ganga, flows through several districts of West Bengal and into the Bay of Bengal near Sagar Island. The other, the Padma River, flows into and through Bangladesh, and also empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges is the third largest river in the world by discharge.

Answer 2

GANGA RIVER SYSTEM

• Headwater of Ganga is called Bhagirathi joined by Alakananda at Devprayag in Uttar Pradesh.
• At Haridwar Ganga emerges from mountains on to plains.
• The tributaries that joins Ganga from Himalayas are Yamuna, Ghagra, Gandak and Kosi.
• Yamuna rises from Yamounotri glacier.
• Ghagra, Gandak and Kosi rises from Nepal.
• Yamuna flows parallel to Ganga and meet it at Allahbad.
• The tributaries from peninsular uplands and Chambal, Betwa and Son.
• These three rivers rises from semi-arid regions.
• Ganga flows till Farakka in West Bengal where it divides into two branches.
• First branch Bhagirathi-Hooghly river  flows At southwards in West Bengal.
• Second branch joins in Brahmaputra at Bangladesh.
• The river formed by water of Ganga and Brahmaputra merges into Bay of Bengal.
• Before merging they formed some deltas which are known as Sunderban delta.