Question

Write a short note on ganga River System.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Give an introduction.
• Elaborate the ganga river system

Solution:

• The Ganga which Is considered as the most sacred river in India is the largest rivers, and known as National River of India.
• It originates from Gangotri glacier (goumukh)a s Bhagirathi and joins Alaknanda at Devprayag to form Ganga.
• The river emerges from a confined space into a wide, open area from the hills into the plain area at It is joined by the Yamuna at Allahabad.
• Near Rajmahal hills Ganga rivers turns towards southeast direction.
• At Farraka, it bifurcates into Bhagirathi-Hugli in West Bengal and Padma-Meghna in Bangladesh (After Farraka, ganga river ceases to be known as the Ganga).
• Before entering the Bay of Bengal, the Ganga, along with the Brahmaputra, forms the largest delta of the world between the Bhagirathi/Hugli and the Padma/Meghna covering an area of 58,752 sq km.