Longest river of India

River Ganga:The longest river in India

 

Ganga (गंगा) the biggest holy river in India, emerges in the Himalayan mountain in the north of the Indian subcontinent it flows over a length of 2,510 km through India generally flowing eastwards through a vast plain to Bay of Bengal. Through its vast course it flows through states of Uttar pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.In the central Bangladesh it is joined by Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. They together empty into the Bay of Bengal.  The Ganges alone drains an area of over a million square km with a population of over 407 million. 

In the Uttarakhand Himalayas where glacial water flowing from a cave at Gaumukh, is the origin of the Bhagirathi River. Gaumukh has been described as a desolate place at an altitude of about 4,000 meters (13,000 feet). Twenty-three kilometers from Gaumukh, the river reaches Gangotri, the first town on its path.Thousands of visitors come to Gangotri each year, from every part of the world. Gangotri  is situated at a height of more than 10,000 feet in Uttarkashi district, is one of the four shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Yamunotri commonly called Chardham.