PPT-Conserving River Biodiversity in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-

Meghna River Basin in the Indian Subcontinent Ravindra Kumar Sinha PhD Professor and Head University Department of Zoology Patna University Patna 800 005 India Email rksinhapugmailcom. 1 TABLE 1ountry areas in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin (Source: Jrea% of rea of country in basin (km By Stuart Butler. BBC News. The north Indian city of Varanasi is one of Hinduism’s holiest. The . ghats. (steps) that lead down to the Ganges River are the city’s focal point, with pilgrims and locals alike bathing daily in the holy waters to wash away their sins and free themselves from the cycle of life and death. “[Varanasi is] one of the oldest living cities in the world,” said . Ganges River . Who Depends on the Ganges River? . the . people of India . depend on this river for their . daily needs such as . bathing, drinking water, . and fishing. . It . is also significant to Hindus as they consider it their most sacred river.. Water Security. Friday September 6, 2013. “tragedy of the commons”. First “assignment”. Re-write this definition and email to . sbowring@mit.edu. before 2 PM Friday . A) . Water . security is a population’s capacity to ensure a . Meghna. River Basin in the Indian Sub-continent. . Ravindra. Kumar . Sinha. , . Ph.D. Professor and Head. University Department of Zoology. Patna University, Patna 800 005 India. Email: rksinha.pu@gmail.com. 3/5 . - #1. Using the textbook, . page 543. , COPY and answer the following:. What physical feature separates South Asia from the rest of the continent? How do you think it affects the region?. Physical Geography of South Asia. 373 University of Wyoming, Wyoming, USAinternational river basin cooperative management (e.g., see Beach et al. 2000; Biswas 2001;Dinar and Dinar 2000 and Just and Netanyahu 1998). A growing number of Some helpful (hopefully) images…. Map of India with the River Ganges highlighted . A gourd, related to a squash or . courgette. .. The descent of the Ganges into Shiva’s hair . The 2010 . Kumbh. . at Home. Image Citation: 2014 Microsoft Corporation. Kentucky’s Waters. Over 90,000 miles of streams and rivers. Thousands of ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. 40-50 inches of precipitation per year. https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608013115811825118&pid=15.1&P=0. Geographically, the Ganges River starts at the . Baumukh. Glacier in the Himalaya Mountains, . Adapted from map at . http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/india-rivers-map.jpg. Geography and the . Early settlement of India. subcontinent. India is a subcontinent of Asia. . India is attached to the continent of Asia, but surrounded on three sides of water.. physical features of India. Facts/Statistics. River passes through: . Uttrakhand. , Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal. . & flows into Bay of Bengal. Length . 2,507 Km. Basin size . 1,016,124 Km. 2. Population . roughly 200 million people. How did geography affect early settlement in IndiaIntroductionExtending through northern India the Himalayas himuh-LAY-uhz are home to the worlds tallest mountain Mount Everest and divide India from t A. cademy For Young Writers. Amara . Faison & . Shenika. Francois; Mentor: Sabrina . Miller . Abstract. During this project we evaluated the change in marine invertebrate biodiversity of the East River over time. We compared our results to a 2015 study of biodiversity conducted by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Our results indicate a decline in the species richness from 12.5 species in 2015 to 9 species in 2017 in the East River just south of the Williamsburg Bridge. This means that there is still a long way to go in restoring the NY Harbor to its former levels of biodiversity when native oysters were in abundance..