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The basin which is highly flood-prone is ________.
The basin which is highly flood-prone is ________.
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The correct option is A Ganga basin
The Ganga Basin gets flooded
mostly in the northern part by its northern tributaries. The badly affected
states of the Ganga basin are West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Besides the Ganga, rivers like
Sharada, Rapti, Gandak and Ghaghra cause flood in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh.
The Yamuna is famous for flooding Haryana and Delhi. Bihar experiences massive
dangerous floods every year. River Burhi, Bagmati, Gandak, Kamla along with many
small rivers contribute to that. In West Bengal, rivers like Mahananda,
Bhagirathi, Damodar, Ajay etc. causes floods because of tidal effects and
insufficient river channels.
The Ganga Basin gets flooded mostly in the northern part by its northern tributaries. The badly affected states of the Ganga basin are West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Besides the Ganga, rivers like Sharada, Rapti, Gandak and Ghaghra cause flood in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. The Yamuna is famous for flooding Haryana and Delhi. Bihar experiences massive dangerous floods every year. River Burhi, Bagmati, Gandak, Kamla along with many small rivers contribute to that. In West Bengal, rivers like Mahananda, Bhagirathi, Damodar, Ajay etc. causes floods because of tidal effects and insufficient river channels.
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