Question 76

Which river basin covers an area of 8,60,000 $$km^{2}$$ and is spread across 11 Indian states?

Solution

The Ganga River basin spans 8,61,404 sq km (26% of India's land area) across 11 states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Delhi. It is home to over 600 million people, nearly half of India’s population, and contributes over 40% of the country's GDP.