DRAINAGE OF INDIA
THE GANGA GEOGRAPHY
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Yamuna
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Kosi
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Betwa
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Hooghly
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sutlej is not a tributary of the Ganga. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River. The waters of the Sutlej are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan, and are mostly diverted to irrigation canals in India. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -Hugli River, Hugli also spelled Hooghly, river in West Bengal state, northeastern India. An arm of the Ganges (Ganga) River, it provides access to Kolkata (Calcutta) from the Bay of Bengal. It is formed by the junction of the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers at Nabadwip.
Detailed explanation-3: -The river has two tributaries: the Rupnarayan River and Damodar River. Hooghly also reaches Bay of Bengal at Nurpur and then empties into the sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the tributaries of the Ganga are Yamuna, Ghaghra, Son, Chambal and Kosi.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Narmada is not a tributary of the Indus in India.