name the states which lie in ganga-brahmputra basin.hurry pls

The states which are covered in Ganga -Brahmaputra delta are:

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • West Bengal 
  • Haryana 
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • U.T. Delhi
  • Assam

  • 1

up,bihar,west bengal,assam and arunachal pradesh

  • 1

is it not rajasthan nd mp also

  • -1

Ganga basin is a part of the composite Ganga-Brahmputra-Meghna basin. The basin lies in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh and drains an area of 10,86,000 sq. kms. It is bounded on the north by the Himalayas, on the west by the Aravallis as well as the ridge separating it from Indus basin, on the south by the Vindhyas and Chhotanagpur Plateau and on the east by the Brahmaputra ridge. Its catchment lies in the states of Uttar Pradesh (2,94,364 sq. kms), Madhya Pradesh (1,98,962 sq. kms), Bihar (1,43,961 sq. kms), Rajasthan (1,12,490 sq. kms), West Bengal (71,485 sq. kms), Haryana (34,341 sq. kms), Himachal Pradesh (4,317 sq. kms) and Delhi (1,484 sq. kms). The basin has a population of 356.8 million.

The Ganga originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri Glaciers in the Himalayas at an elevation of about 7010-m above mean sea level, in the Uttarkashi district of Uttar Pradesh. The Bhagirathi is joined by the Alaknanda at Deoprayag and the combined stream under the name Ganga flowing through the mountain region debouches into the plains at Rishikesh. It is joined by a large number of tributaries on both the banks in the course of its total run of 2,525 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal. The Important tributaries are the Yamuna, the Ramaganga, the Gomti, the Ghagra, the Sone, the Gandak, the Burhi Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda. At Farakka in West Bengal the river divides into tow arms namely the Padma which flows to Bangladesh and the Bhagirathi which flows through West Bengal.

The basin comprises mountainous regions of the Himalayan ranges with dense forests, sparsely forested Shivalik hills and the fertile Gangetic plains. The Central highlands lying to the South of the Great plains consist of mountains, hills and plateaus intersected by valleys and river plains. They are largely covered by forests. The important soil types found in the basin are sand, loam, clay and their combinations such as sandy loam, silty clay etc.

  • -1
What are you looking for?