WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges (Ganga) River runs through northern India and is sacred to those who follow Hinduism. More than four hundred million people in India live in the area that feeds the river, known as the Ganges River Basin. A river basin is a region that is drained by a river, such as the Ganges, and any of its tributaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ganga is the most important river of India both from the point of view of its basin and cultural significance. It rises from the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3, 900 m) in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Here, it is known as the Bhagirathi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ganges river location The River Ganges emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 80% of the Ganges river basin is in India, the rest is in Nepal, China and Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The five major rivers of India are Ganga, Yamuna, Indus, Godavari and Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-5: -The major Himalayan Rivers are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra. These rivers are long, and are joined by many large and important tributaries.