Answer:
(i) The river Ganga originates from Gangotri
Glacier and is called Bhagirathi over here.
(ii) It is joined by Alaknanda at Devaprayag in
Uttarakhand.
(iii) At Haridwar, it enters the plains and starts doing
the job of transportation and deposition,
(iv) The major Himalayan rivers joining Ganga are the
Yamuna, the Ghaghra, the Gandak and the Kosi.
(v) The river Yamuna flows parallel to the Ganga and as a
right bank tributary meets the Ganga at Allahabad,
(vi) The Ghaghra, the Gandak and the Kosi originate from
Nepal Himalayas and ultimately join river Ganga.
(vii)
These rivers flood northern plains almost every year causing widespread damage
to life and property but enriching the soil for the extensive agricultural
land.
(viii) The tributaries coming from the peninsular uplands
are the Chambal, the Betwa and the Son.
(ix)
Enlarged with waters from its right and left bank tributaries, the Ganga flows
eastwards till Farakka in West Bengal. This is the northern most point of the
Ganga Delta.
(x)
The river bifurcates here; the Bhagirathi?Hooghly flows southwards through the
deltic plains to the Bay of Bengal. With Brahmaputra, it forms the world's
biggest delta called the 'Sunderbans Delta'. Here, ends the journey of river
Ganga.
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