The "origin of the Indus" and "Ganges river" is at "Himalayan Mountains". In the "Indus River Valley", the rich soil caused "a surplus of food", which makes the surplus of vegetation to grow. The Ganges river is widely known as the "Ganga", is situated in the northern region of India and it flows towards Bangladesh.
The village from the Indus River Valley had been encouraged for growth in their civilization because they could easily transport, because they lived next to a river, they had fertile lands, which are great for crops, and they had fresh water from the river, which is good for maintaining crops and survival.
Hindus consider the Ganges to be a holy river and many consider it to be India's National River. The Indus River is also really important to India because it was the birthplace of the Indus Vally Civilization, which was the first Indian civilization, and one of mankind's first civilizations.
The Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra comprise the Himalayan river systems. They were flowing into the Tethys Sea. These rivers had their source in the now Tibetan region.
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
The Ganga river water is absolutely unfit for "direct drinking" and only seven spots from where it passes can be consumed after disinfection, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said. A map released by the CPCB shows high level of coliform bacteria in the river.
She is worshiped by Hindus and Buddhists who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death), and that the water of the Ganges is considered very pure.
They were cursed to be born as mortals. When ganga was cursed to be born as mortal they asked her to be her son. Ganga agreed to their request and drowned them in her own waters to free them from their curse.
Today, the Ganges is considered to be the fifth-most polluted river in the world. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to clean the river but failed to deliver as desired results. After getting elected, India's Prime minister Narendra Modi affirmed to work in cleaning the river and controlling pollution.
Shiva never married Ganga. His only consort is Goddess Shakti. Ganga Devi's husband was King Shantanu of Mahabharata, the father of Bhishma. Bishma is Ganga 's son.
Lord Shiva opened his matted hair and trapped the mighty river in his locks. She is said to have wandered in his locks till he let her out in small streams to flow on earth. Bhagirath's effort enabled Ganga to come on earth and so she is also called the Bhagirathi River.
Fecal coliform counts in the water are dangerously high and disease risks include hepatitis, typhoid, cholera, amoebic dysentery and a variety of skin afflictions.
Yamuna, tributary of the GangesIndia is the world's most polluted country and, as such, its most important river is no less so. The Ganges has become a big waste dump over which animals and human bodies are incinerated, and thousands upon thousands of pilgrims bathe to cleanse their sins.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)'s latest available data, the water quality of Ganga across a significant portion of its 2,500 kilometres length is still unfit for bathing and drinking as it does not meet the permissible parameters for biochemical oxygen demand and total coliform.
| Sl. No. | River | Length (km) |
|---|
| 1. | Indus | 2,900 |
| 2. | Brahmaputra | 2,900 |
| 3. | Ganga | 2,510 |
| 4. | Godavari | 1,450 |
Where is the end of Ganga river?
The Ganga, in India is the most worshipped body of water. The irony here is that inspite of being the most worshipped river, it is also the dirtiest one. It carries some metals thrown out by tanneries, waste produced by industries and urban waste from different cities.
