India is a land of rivers. There are nine important rivers of India namely Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapti. These 9 rivers along with their tributaries make the lifeline of India. In this article, we have detailed the essential details of these 9 rivers and also marked out some interesting facts about them. Checkout these rivers right here.

List Of Important Rivers In India:

1. Ganga:

The Ganges or Ganga as it is popularly known is the largest river in India and flows through India and Bangladesh. It is one of the most sacred rivers to the Hindus and is a lifeline to the millions of people living across its course and depends upon it for their livelihood. Though the Ganga river in India worshipped in Hinduism as Goddess Ganga one cannot ignore the fact that it is a highly polluted river which has endangered the 140 fish species, 90 amphibian species, and even the humans.

• River Name: Ganga
• River Length: 2525km
• River Area: 1080000 km²
• It Originates from: Devprayag in the Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state.
• Ends in: Murshidabad District, West Bengal
• Major States and Cities: The major States and Cities covered by Ganga river are

States:

• Uttarakhand
• Himachal Pradesh
• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Chattisgarh
• Bihar
• Jharkhand
• Punjab
• Haryana
• Rajasthan
• West Bengal
• Union Territory of Delhi

Cities:

Rishikesh, Farrukhabad, Haridwar, Kannauj, Bithoor, Kanpur, Jajmau, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Buxar, Patna, Bhagalpur, Farakka, Murshidabad, Plassey, Nabadwip, Kolkata, Rajshahi, Chandpur, Baranagar

Bridges:

• Arrah-Chhapra Bridge
• Bakhtiyarpur-Tajpur Bridge
• Farakka Barrage
• Digha–Sonpur Bridge
• Ganges Barrage
• Hardinge Bridge
• KacchiDargah–Bidupur Bridge
• Lakshman Jhula
• Lalon Shah Bridge
• Mahatma Gandhi Setu
• Malviya Bridge
• Munger Ganga Bridge
• Nivedita Setu
• Padma Bridge
• Rajendra Setu
• Ram Jhula, Rishikesh
• Vikramshila Setu
• Vivekananda Setu

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