Name: The Ganga River System
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 40 s
Description: The Ganga River system is key to Indian geography, culture and its economy. Watch this video to learn about its tributaries and interconnecting systems.

Question

Explain the Ganga River System.

Accepted Answer

Ganga River System: Rivers Bhagirathi and Alaknanda emerging from the Gangotri area in the Himalayas, merge with each other near Devprayag (Uttarakhand). Ganga leaves the mountainous terrain and enters plains near Haridwar.

Many Himalayan rivers meet Ganga. Among them Ghaghra, Gandak and Kosi are major rivers. Yamuna emerges from Yamunotri in the Himalayas. Flowing to the right side of Ganga, it merges with Ganga near Allahabad. The source of the Ghaghra, Gandak, and Kosi rivers lies in Nepal. Hence, the northern plain experiences flood disasters every year. There is a heavy loss of life and property in some areas, yet India has been able to attain prosperity in agriculture through the fertile plains formed by these rivers.

Few rivers like Chambal, Betwa originate in the peninsular plateau and meet the Yamuna. Son river meets Ganga. These rivers originate in semi-arid areas, their length of flow is shorter, and have a limited volume of water.

The combined flow of the rivers from north and south is divided downstream into two branches. One branch enters Bangladesh and is known there as the Padma. Another branch is known as Bhagirathi - Hugli in West Bengal. Finally, these two branches meet the Bay of Bengal. The flow of Ganga, which is known as the Padma in Bangladesh, merges there with the Brahmaputra river and their combined flow is called Meghna. The Ganga - Brahmaputra delta is the most fertile and is known as Sundarbans.

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