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INDIAS HERITAGE
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kaveri
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ganga
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yamuna
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krishna
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ganga River or Ganges River was declared as the National River of India on November 4, 2008, by the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Since then, it has been a part of the National Symbols of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -In West Bengal in India, as well as in Bangladesh, the Ganges is locally called the Padma.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why was it made a national symbol? The Ganga is India’s longest river (2, 525 km) and is considered the holiest of rivers by Hindus. It was declared a national river by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2008 in order to achieve the objectives of the Ganga Action Plan, initiated by PM Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.
Detailed explanation-4: -Home » Ganga Basin » Location About 79% area of Ganga basin is in India. The basin covers 11 states viz., Uttarakhand, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Delhi.