GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as longest river of Indian subcontinent, is the Hooghly estuary. It has a width of 3 to 12 km and is alive estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries. An Estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -In India, the rivers Tapti and Narmada rivers form the estuary.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Godavari river basin is considered to be the largest among all the basins in Peninsular India. In India, it’s the second longest river after the Ganga and is popularly known as the Dakshin Ganga.