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Ganga River: The Ganges, originates
in the Himalayas at Gaumukh flowing into the bay of Bay of Bengal is the most
sacred river of India and the longest river in India. The river has been declared as
India’s “National River” and the Gange
dolphins are also declared as the national aquatic animal of
India. There are so many tributary to the Ganga like Yamuna, Chambal,
Betwa and one of the major is the Ghaghara, which meets it before Patna. Varanasi is one of the oldest
continuously inhabited cities in the world, it has has hundreds of temples so
called “City of Temples” is situated along the banks of the Ganges. There
are two major
dams in gange
river one is The Haridwar dam and another is Farakka.
Yamuna River: Yamuna River is a major
river and most polluted river of the Indian subcontinent rising form Yamunotri
in the Himalaya
Mountains and merges
with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, the site for the Kumbha
Mela. This is one of the country’s most sacred rivers, Gokul and Mathura
on the other bank of the river are holy places for hindu. The Tons,
Chambal and Giri rivers are the important tributaries of Yamuna,River Mandakini
is the last tributaries of river Yamuna before it joins The Gange in
Allahabad. The famous Taj Mahal is situated on the bank of the holy Hindu
river Yamuna in Agra. One of the famous Naini Bridge builds across the Yamuna river.
