INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges River originates in the Himalaya Mountains at Gomukh, the terminus of the Gongotri Glacier. When the ice of this glacier melts, it forms the clear waters of the Bhagirathi River. As the Bhagirathi River flows down the Himalayas, it joins the Alaknanda River, officially forming the Ganges River.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main Himalayan rivers are Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra. The Indus River rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar and flows west, entering India in Ladakh. Its length is 2900 km and a little over a third is in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -That situation exists because the major Himalayan rivers, such as the Indus, the Brahmaputra, the Sutlej, and at least two headwaters of the Ganges-the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi-are probably older than the mountains they traverse.