GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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River ganga
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River hugli
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Bay of bengal
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Salt lake
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Detailed explanation-1: -The river Damodar ends in River Hugli. It joins Hooghly river in Hooghly district, in west Bengal and the river drains in Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Farakka Barrage is a dam that diverts water from the Ganges into the Farakka Feeder Canal near the town of Tildanga in Murshidabad district, located 40 km upstream from Giria. This supplies the Hooghly with water as per the agreement between India and Bangladesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Damodar river meets Ganga at Shayampur.
Detailed explanation-4: -Calcutta, also referred to as Kolkata, is about 100 miles north of where the Hooghly empties into the Bay via the Mouths of the Ganges. The city’s location along the banks of the river so near the Bay makes it the most important port city in the country.