A report on Ganges
Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
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Brahmaputra River
10 linksTrans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh.
Trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh.
In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Ganges, popularly known as the Padma in Bangladesh, and becomes the Meghna and ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Murshidabad
4 linksHistorical city in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal.
It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges.
North India
11 linksLoosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India.
Loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India.
Varanasi, on the banks of the River Ganga, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the second oldest in India after Nalanda.
Pollution of the Ganges
4 linksPollution of the Ganges, the largest river in India, poses significant threats to human health and the larger environment.
Son River
5 linksPerennial river located in central India.
Perennial river located in central India.
Sone river is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges' after Yamuna River.
Ghaghara
5 linksPerennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.
Perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.
Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left bank tributary of the Ganges.
Padma River
7 linksMajor river in Bangladesh.
Major river in Bangladesh.
It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 120 km to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal.
Hajipur
3 linksHeadquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India.
Headquarters and largest city of Vaishali district of the state of Bihar in India.
Hajipur lies on the north bank of the Ganga while Patna lies on the south, the Gandhi Setu bridge connects both cities.
Doab
4 linksTerm used in South Asia for the tract of land lying between two confluent rivers.
Term used in South Asia for the tract of land lying between two confluent rivers.
The Doab designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers' confluence at Prayagraj.
Panch Prayag
4 linksExpression in Hindu religious ethos, specifically used to connote the five sacred river confluences in the Garhwal Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Expression in Hindu religious ethos, specifically used to connote the five sacred river confluences in the Garhwal Himalayas in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
It starts with the Vishnu Prayag on the Alaknanda River, which is one of the two source streams of the river Ganga in the Garhwal Himalayas; the other streams are the Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and the Bhagirathi - the head stream of the Ganges.