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Detailed explanation-1: -The volume of water available in the Ganga and the groundwater in the river-basin have both seen a significant fall between 2002 and 2021, a report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released on Tuesday said.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, the river flows through well-populated regions of India, providing freshwater to the millions of people living in these regions. The river is also used for fishing, irrigation, and bathing, and it is worshiped in the Hindu religion as the Mother Ganga.
Detailed explanation-3: -The maximum discharge in these rivers is observed during monsoon months (June to September). At Goalundo, the average annual flow of the Ganga River is 11, 470m3/s. The maximum and minimum flow at this site is 70, 934 and 1, 161m3/s. The peak flow at Farakka in 1971 was estimated at 70, 500m3/s.