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| ===== River System ===== | ===== River System ===== | ||
| - | The Ganga originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glaciers in the Himalayas at an elevation of about 7010m in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand and flows for a total length of about 2525 km up to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal through the former main course of Bhagirathi-Hooghly. The principal tributaries joining the river are the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Yamuna_River_System|Yamuna]], the Ramganga, the Ghaghra, the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Gandak_Basin|Gandak]], the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Burhi_Gandak_Basin|Burhi Gandak]], the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kosi_Basin|Kosi]], the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Mahananda_Basin|Mahananda]] and the [[http://59.179.19.250/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sone_Basin|Sone]]. Chambal and Betwa are also the two other important sub-tributaries. | + | The Ganga originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glaciers in the Himalayas at an elevation of about 7010m in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand and flows for a total length of about 2525 km up to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal through the former main course of Bhagirathi-Hooghly. The principal tributaries joining the river are the [[:yamuna_river_system|Yamuna]], the Ramganga, the Ghaghra, the [[:gandak_basin|Gandak]], the [[:burhi_gandak_basin|Burhi Gandak]], the [[:Kosi_Basin|Kosi]], the [[:mahananda_basin|Mahananda]] and the [[:Sone_Basin|Sone]]. Chambal and Betwa are also the two other important sub-tributaries. |
| ===== Status of Surface Water Development ===== | ===== Status of Surface Water Development ===== | ||
