Context:
Indian Army has raised an additional company for revitalisation of the Gomti river, following the success of first Composite Ecological Task force (CETF) created for rejuvenation of Ganga.
Gomti River:
- Origin – Starts at Gomath Taal (also called Fulnar Jheel) in UP.
- Drains the area between river Ramganga and Sharda
- Tributary of – River Ganga
- Tributaries – Kathina, Sai, Chowka, etc.
- Major Cities – Lucknow, Jaunpur, etc.
Ganga River:
- Origin – Originates as Bhagirathi from Gangotri Glacier.
- Alaknanda and Bhagirathi meet at Dev Prayag, from where it is known as Ganga.
- Destination – The river flows southeast through the plains of northern India, eventually emptying into the Bay of Bengal near Sagar Island.
- Basin States – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
- Major Cities on its Banks – Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Varanasi, Patna, and Kolkata.
- Left Bank Tributaries – Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, and Mahananda.
- Right Bank Tributaries – Yamuna, Son, Chambal, Betwa, and Ken.
- Hydroprojects – Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi, the Farakka Barrage in West Bengal, and the Rihand Dam on the Rihand River.
Read more on Ganga Action Plan and Namami Gange,Ganga Sagar Mela
Source: Hindu Businessline
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs:
Famous Place: River
1. Pandharpur: Chandrabhanga
2. Tiruchirappalli: Cauvery
3. Hampi: Malaprabha
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara kingdom and is located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River. Hence, pair 3 is not correctly matched.