DRAINAGE OF INDIA
THE GANGA GEOGRAPHY
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Uttar Pradesh
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Bangladesh
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West Bengal
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Haryana
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Detailed explanation-1: -A delta is formed where two rivers meet. Delta formed by Ganga Brahmaputra in India is Sunderban Delta. The name Sundarbans is thought to be derived from sundri or Sundari (Heritiera fomes), the name of the large mangrove trees that are most plentiful in the area. The Sunderban Delta is the largest delta in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The combined water stream of Ganga and Brahmaputra is known as the Meghna. The Meghna is a major river in Bangladesh. The tributaries of the Meghna river originate in the mountains of eastern India and flows southwest and join.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is, with a surface area of some 100.000 km2, the world’s largest Delta. Approximately two-thirds of the delta is in Bangladesh, the rest constitutes the state of West Bengal, India. The Ganges Delta is the floodplain of three great rivers: the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Megna.