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Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76% of the population in the north Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. [24] According to some historical data, 16.5% of the total flood affected area in India is located in Bihar while 22.1% of the flood affected population in India lives in Bihar. [ 25 ]
The Ganga is the most dominant river of Bihar state and is joined by the rivers: Ghaghra, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla-Balan, Kosi and Mahananda flowing southward from Himalayas in northern part of the Gangetic Plain. The vast stretch of fertile Bihar Plain is divided by the Ganges River into two unequal part - the North Bihar and the ...
Ganga Under Construction Gravity & Masonry Jamui: Irrigation 5 Baskund Dam: Baskund 67.07 17.68 Ganga 1984 Earth-fill: Lakhisarai: Irrigation 6 Belharna Dam: Belharna 411.58 30.1 Ganga 1987 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 7 Bilasi Dam: Bilasi 169.8 19.97 Ganga 2001 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 8 Chandan Dam: Chandan 1555 40.4 Ganga 1968 Earth ...
The National Waterway 1 (NW-1) or Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system is located in India and runs from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal via Patna and Bhagalpur in Bihar across the Ganges river. [1] It is 1,620 km (1,010 mi) long, [2] making it the longest waterway in India. [3]
on the confluences of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda River: Haridwar: Ganges: Karnaprayag: on the confluences of Pindar River and Alaknanda River: Nandaprayag: on the confluences of Nandakini River and Alaknanda River: Rudraprayag: on the confluences of Mandakini River and Alaknanda River: Vishnuprayag: on the confluences of Dhauliganga River and ...
The Mahananda (/ m ə ˌ h ɑː ˈ n ʌ n d ə, ˌ m ɑː h ə-/ mə-HAH-NUN-də, MAH-hə-) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal before crossing into Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges.
Bihar is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. [4] On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand . [ 14 ] Only 11.27% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as per a 2020 report. [ 15 ]
Rivers of Bihar state — located in Eastern India ... Pages in category "Rivers of Bihar" ... Ganges; Gangi River; K. Kamala River; Kankai River;