THE GANGA SYSTEM : The Ganga, West Bengal, The Yamuna, The Son, Ramganga, Ghagra, Gandak, Himalaya, Kosi, Damodar,
THE GANGA SYSTEM (GANGA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES) The Ganga: Formed by two head streams Alaknada and Bhagirathi which join at Devprayag. Source: Rises in Gangotri glacier of the Great Himalaya. Above Devaprayag it is called as Bhagirathi and below it is referred to as the Ganga. Total Length: Of its total length of 2,525 k.m, 1,450 k.m in Bihar and 520 km in West Bengal. River Basin: 838,200 sq.km. Largest river basin in India, Covers more than fourth of the country’s total surface Information: Left Bank tributaries; Ramganga, Gomati, Ghagra, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Kosi. Right Bank tributaries; Yamuna, Son. The Bhagirathi – Hooghly is the western most distributary of the river. Beyond Frakka it bifurcates itself into Bhagirathi Hooghly in West Bengal and Padma-Meghna in Bangladesh. The Yamuna . (Largest and the most important tributary of Gang) Source: Rises in the Yamunotri glacier which is west of Ganga source. Total Length: 1,376 km fromits source to Allahabad where it joins Ganga. Riv...