It Flows through India and Bangladesh.
It Rises from Himalayas and empties
into Bay Of Bengal.
During It’s 2,525 K.M. long journey it
pass many Indian and Bangladeshi
states.
Ganga is formed by
the joining of 5 Major
rivers.
Alaknanda,
Bhagirathi,
This show
the meeting
Of
Mandakini,Pindar &
Alaknanda with
Bhagirarthi
at
Dhauliganga form
Ganges.
Devprayag.
It rises from Gangotri Glacier 3,892 m
above the sea levels.
After Flowing 250 KM.s in Himalyan
Vallies it then enters to the
mountains of Rishikesh.
The picture
show
the
whole
It then
enters
in the
plainscourse
in the
Haridwar.
of Ganga and it’s
Tributaries.
From here the river begin to
flow towards southeast
direction.
It then flow 800 KM. from the
cities of Kannauj, Kanpur &
Farukhabad.
Along it’s way it is Joined by
many more rivers.
The Ganges is a sacred river to Hindus along
every fragment of its length.
They pay homage to their ancestors and to
their gods by cupping the water in their hands,
lifting it and letting it fall back into the river.
The
picture
show
Hindus
This picture show people floating
washing
their
sins
by
shallow
clay
dishes
with
oil
They offer
flowers andfilled
rose petals
and float
shallow clay dishes filled with oil and lit with
and lit with
wicks
wicks.
bathing
in Ganga.
While leavingshow
back home
The picture
they carry small
quantities of river water
a Hinduwithburning
them for use in
rituals.
his loved one
When a loved one dies,
after death
Hindus bringnear
the ashes
of the deceased person
to
the
Ganges
River.
Ganga Ghat
Every 12th Year a huge bathing
fair is held at Ganga ghat called
Kumbh mela.
Thousands of men and women
attend, and the auspiciousness
of the festival is in part
attributable to this.
This Picture show the
scene of Kumbh mela.
The Ganges and its
tributaries have been
used for irrigation since
ancient times.
There are Many canals
which regulate the
The picture flow
showofthe
Field
water
to
fields.
irrigated byAgricultural
Ganga’s Water.
Ganga is in the list of 5 most
polluted rivers in the world.
The Ganges suffers from
extreme pollution levels,
which affect the 400 million
people who live close to the
River.
Sewage from many cities,
industrial waste and religious
offerings wrapped in nondegradable plastics add large
amounts of pollutants to the
river .
The problem is exacerbated
by the fact that many poorer
people rely on the river on a
daily basis for bathing,
washing, and cooking.
Varanasi releases around 200
million litres of untreated
human sewage into the river
each day.
After passing through Varanasi,
and receiving 32 streams of
raw sewage from the city, the
concentration of fecal coliforms
in the river's waters rises from
60,000 to 1.5 million
The picture show the
polluted Ganga.
The Nile is major north-flowing river
in north-eastern Africa.
It is the longest river of the world.
The Nile is an "international" river as
its water resources are shared by
eleven countries.
Nile is formed by meeting of
two main rivers: Blue Nile &
White Nile.
The White Nile is considered
to be the headwaters and
The pictureprimary
showstream
the of
meeting
the Nile
itself
&
blue
Nile
meet
it
later.
of blue and white Nile.
Lake Victoria & Lake Tanganyika are
initial sources of water for Nile.
Then Nile reach Ripon falls from
where it enters Uganda.
Then the River flows to the South
Sudan which is followed by Sudan.
The picture show
that all Egyptian
civilizations were
settled near Nile.
Nile played an Important role in establishing
Egyptian civilization.
most of the population of Egypt Lived along the
parts of the Nile.
During the late-Miocene Messinian salinity
crisis when the Mediterranean Sea was a closed
basin Nile was the major source of water.