Although not everyone can live by the Henghe River, all Indians living by the Henghe River will enjoy the convenience brought by the Ganges River, such as cooking, washing vegetables and washing clothes. In India, the Ganges is a sacred symbol. In the eyes of Indians, the Ganges can bring them hope and make them a sacred river. Therefore, drinking Ganges water is a symbol of great honor, so it is not uncommon to cook with Ganges water.

Ganges River, also translated as Gaga River, Qiangga River and Gangdise River in Chinese, is a big river in South Asia, which originates from the southern foot of Himalaya Mountain on the border between China and India. The upper reaches of the Ganges River are the Bajileti River and the Yanda River in Allergan, both of which originate from the southern slope of the western Himalayas. After flowing through Uttar Pradesh and other places, they enter Bangladesh, renamed Padma River, where they join the Brahmaputra River.

Management and development of Ganges River

Since ancient times, it is very common to irrigate with Ganges water during flood or with the help of gravity canal. This kind of irrigation was described in classics and myths more than 2000 years ago. /kloc-during the Muslim rule since the 0/2 century, irrigation was highly developed, and later the Mongols built several irrigation canals. The British then expanded the irrigation and drainage system.

The older irrigation canals are mainly located between Ganges and yamuna river. The irrigation canal and its branches in the upper reaches of Ganges River are 9575 kilometers (5950 miles) long; It started in Herdua. The irrigation canal and its branches in the lower reaches of Ganges River are 8240 kilometers long, starting from Naraura.

/kloc-In the middle of 0/9th century, with the rise of railway construction, large-scale water transportation began to decline. Increasing irrigation pumping has also affected shipping. Far river transportation near Allahabad in the middle of Ganges River Basin can be neglected, and most of them are various types of rural river boats.

However, West Bengal and Bangladesh still rely on water to transport jute, tea, grain and other agricultural and rural products. 1947, a far-reaching change took place in the partition of India, which actually cut off the large-scale trade of tea and jute from Assam to Kolkata by inland waterway.

The hydropower reserve of Ganges River is about 6.5438+0.3 million kilowatts, of which about 2/5 is in India and the rest is in Nepal.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ganges