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Ganga | Yamuna | India

The longest river in India Ganga basin is the largest basin in India The ganga and the Brahmaputra meet and form the world's largest delta (Known as Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta or Brahmaputra Delta or Sunderbans Delta ) Ganga also known as Ganges The National river of India - Ganga (declared on 4th November 2008) It rises from the Gangotri glacier (Near Gaimukh in Uttarakhand, Himadri) Here, it is known as the Bhagirathi At Devprayag (Uttarakhand), the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda; then after, it is known as the Ganga Length 2,525 km The Ganges passes through the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. The Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar The river flows into Bangladesh and finally discharges itself into the Bay of Bengal near the Sagar Island. After entering Bangladesh, the main branch of the Ganges is known as the Padma Hooghly River is a Ganges distributary that flows through India The Indian riv...