Question

Give a brief description of the Ganga River System.

Answer 1

Hint: River Ganga is the purest form of the river which is worshipped by a lot of peoples. Hindu peoples often referred to it as ‘Ganga Ma'. It originates from the Himalayan Mountains and goes to the Bay of Bengal. It flows between India and Bangladesh.

Complete Step by Step Answer
Before knowing about the Ganga River System, it is important to know what is a river system? So, A River System can be defined as the collection of many small rivers which get collected and flow as a single river. The small rivers are often referred to as tributaries of the main river. The River Ganga is considered to be one of the largest River Systems because it is formed of many small rivers or streams. It contains the rivers that flow throughout the year continuously and also those which flow in a particular season. It starts flowing from the Himalayas and ends up at the Bay of Bengal. In its way, many other rivers join it. Some of the main tributaries of Ganga are:
 The Yamuna River: It is considered to be one of the longest rivers that joins Ganga. It meets the river at Prayagraj (formerly known as Allahabad). The water of Yamuna is mostly used by the northern people for farming and irrigation.
River Kosi: This river originates in Tibet from Mount Everest. When it joins the river Arun it is called as Sapta Kosi.
 Ramganga: It starts flowing from Garhwal hills and joins Ganga at Kannauj.
Mahananda: It starts from the hills of Darjeeling and joins Ganga in the state of West Bengal.
The Ganga River System has given fertility to many areas and because of its lots of crops are grown here. In Hinduism, Ganga is worshipped as Goddess Ganga among people.

Note: The River Ganga is the main source of irrigation and agriculture in almost 11 Indian States. The river Bhagirathi that flows in the region of Uttarakhand is known as the headquarter of the River Ganga. Ganga travels more than a distance of 2700 km from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.