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The Ganga River Basin Brahmaputra River and its tributaries
• River Ganga originates from the – the Lohit, Dibang, Subansiri, Jia
Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas. The Bharali, Dhansiri, Manas, Torsa and
basin consists of the Ganga River and Teesta.
its tributaries – the Yamuna, Son, • In India, the Brahmaputra Basin
Ramganga, Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi, covers mainly the states of Assam,
Mahananda, Chambal and Betwa. West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland
• In India, the Ganga Basin covers and Sikkim.
mainly the states of Uttar Pradesh, • The basin receives heavy rainfall and
Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, produces rice and jute on a large scale.
Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
Regions Covered Under Northern
and the Union Territory of Delhi.
Plains
• In West Bengal, the Ganga splits into
Punjab
two branches. One branch enters
• Location, land and crops : Punjab is
Bangladesh and is called the Padma . It
located in the north-west part of India
joins the Brahmaputra. The other
and share a border with Pakistan. Land
branch flows through West Bengal and
of Punjab is highly fertile owing to five
is called the Hooghly .
main rivers – Jhelum, Beas, Chenab,
• This basin receives more rainfall than
Ravi and Sutlej. The main crops of
the Indus Basin and is highly fertile.
Punjab are wheat and rice.
Industries and agriculture go hand in
• Climate and food : Punjab has a
hand here. The main crops are wheat,
balanced climate hot in summer, rainy
rice, sugarcane and jute. It is a thickly
in monsoon and cold in winter.
populated region.
• People are fond of spicy food and use
plenty of oil and ghee in cooking.
The Brahmaputra and the Ganga rivers Milk, curd, makki ki roti, stuffed
form the largest delta in the world before paranthas and lassi are popular.
falling into the Bay of Bengal. This is the • Dresses and languages : The
Sunderbans delta. traditional dress of men is kurta-
pyjama with a pagri. Women wear
The Brahmaputra River Basin
salwar-kurta with an odhni. People
• River Brahmaputra originates in Tibet,
speak mainly Punjabi and Hindi
where it is called Tsangpo . It enters
equally well.
India through Arunachal Pradesh and
• Dances and festivals : Bhangra dance
flows through Assam before entering
by men and Giddha dance by women
Bangladesh. The basin consists of the
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