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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following committee was constituted to study slit in river Ganga in Bihar on 1 September 2016.
A
Ajay Shankar Committee
B
Ramanujam committee
C
AK Sinha committee
D
Deepak Mohanty Committee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A K Sinha committee The Union Government has constituted an expert committee to study the silt in the river Ganga in Bihar, which caused devastating prevailing flood in the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -It forms the borderline between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. River Gandak joins the Ganga River at Sonepur near Patna.

Detailed explanation-3: -The number of districts situated on the bank of the Ganga river in Bihar State is 12. These districts are Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Patna, Vaishali, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Khagaria, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Ghataprabha. Among the given option, Ghataprabha is not a tributary of the river Ganga. Ganga river is 2525 km long of which 1450 km is in Uttarakhand and UP, 445 km in Bihar, and 520 km in West Bengal.

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