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Chapter : 3. Drainage
The Ganga Drainage System
Ganga : 1. The head waters of the Ganga, called the Bhagirathi is fed by the ‘Gangotri’ Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda to Dev Prayag in Uttranchal. 2. Flowing south westwards the Ganga comes out of Himalayas near Haridwar. The total length of the Ganga is 2,525 km. 3. Beyond Farakka it flows south east ward in to Bangladesh where it is known as Padma. 4. Before falling into Bay of Bengal, the Padma joins the Brahmaputra which is known as Jamuna & Meghna here. 5. The Yamuna and the Son are the two main right bank tributries of the Ganga. The Yamuna : 1. It is the largest and most important tributary of the Ganga. 2. It originates from the Yamunotri Glacier on the Bandarpunch Peak in Garhwal. 3. After cutting a deep gorge across the lesser Himalayas, it flows towards the south west and enters the Ganga plain near Tajewala.