River Ganga _ Prelims

Origin :

1. River Originates in India
2. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda are the sources of Ganga
3. Bhagirathi dont have many tributaries and originates from Gangotri Glacier
4.  Alaknanda have 4 tributaries and originates at Badrinath
5. Dauli Ganga joins Alaknanda at Vishnu Prayag
6. Nandakini joins Alaknanda at Nand prayag
7. Pindar joins Alaknanda ar Karna Prayag
8. Mandakini which originates at Kedarnath joins Alaknanda at Rudra Prayag
9. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda joins at Dev Prayag to form Ganga


River Course

Left Bank :

1. Ramganga is the 1st left bank tributary. ( Not mentioned in above map) Originates fromKumaun Ranges ( Dhoodthali Ranges). Corbett National Park is in the banks of Ramganga
2. Gomti runs in UP. Lucknow is in the banks of Gomti
3. Ghagra or Karnal : Highest volume tributary. Main river of Nepal. Sharda ( Kali Ganga) is a tributary of Ghagra
4. Kali Gandaki or Narayani : mainly in Nepal
5.Kosi - Sorrow of Bihar or Saptagoshi. Mainly in Tibet and Nepal

Right bank :

1. Yamuna : Origin ; Yamunotri Glacier. Delhi and Agra lies in the banks of Yamuna.
   a. Chambal : Originates in Vindhya range in Madhya Pradesh. Banas, Shipra, sindh are tributaries of Chambal
    b. Betwa : Origintaes in Vindhya ranga. Bhobal is situated on the banks of Betwa.

Yamuna joins Ganga at Triveni Sangamam in Allahabad where Kumbh mela is held 12 years once

2. Tamsa :Starts from Kaimur range
3. Son : Originates in Amargandak plataeu.

After Farakka in Bihar it enters Bangladesh.

Distributary :Hoogly

1. After Hoogly river the Ganga splits into Hoogly or Bhagirathi and Padma. Kolkata is situated in the banks of River Hoogly.

In Bangladesh :

1. Padma meets with Jamuna ( Bralmaputra) but retains the name Padma
2. Then Padma joins Meghna. Gets the name Meghna before joining Bay of Bengal

Barak River :

1. Originates in Manipur
2. Travel through Mizoram and South Assam
3. Divides into Surma and Kusiyara
4. Again Surma and Kusiyara joines to form Meghna






Cities in the Banks of Ganga system

1.Ganga :Kanpur, Farukkhabad, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kannauj, in UP, Haridwar in UK, Patna, Bhagalpur, Hajipur
2.Yamuna : Delhi, Agra, Mathura
3. Chambal - Gwalior in MP, Kota in Rajasthan
4. Gomiti : Lucknow

Other Facts about Ganga :

1. 2500 Km - Total length Including Bangladesh