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The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers of the world, originates from Chemayungdung glacier of Kailash range near Manasarovar Lake in Tibet. In Tibet, Brahmaputra river called Tsangpo means the purifier. The Rango Tsangpo is a major right bank tributary of Tsangpo river in Tibet. In China, it is known as Yarlung Zangbo. Mariam LaContinue reading “The Brahmaputra River System”

The Indus also known as Sindhu, is one of the largest river basins of the World covering an area of 11,65,000 sq km. The indus is one of the most important drainage systems of the subcontinent of India. It has a length of 2880 km, of which 709 km lies in India. It is theContinue reading “The Indus River System”

The Ganga river system consist of river Ganga and its tributries as it has a large basin and cultural significance. Ganga river is declared as ‘National river of India’ in 4 Nov 2008. The Ganga basin cover about 861,404 Sq km (26.3% of total geographical area of country). It is shared by Uttarakhand (110 km),Continue reading “The Ganga River System”