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Women Swept Away in Uttarakhand Rivers
Why in News?
Recently, Three women were swept away by strong currents in Ganga and Bhagirathi rivers in Uttarakhand.
Key Points
- A State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team has launched a search operation in the area.
- Bhagirathi River:
- It is a turbulent Himalayan river of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges.
- The Bhagirathi rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gaumukh, at an elevation of 3892 m and fanning out into the 350 km wide Ganga delta, it finally empties into the Bay of Bengal.
- The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join at Devprayag in Garhwal and are thereafter known as the Ganges.
