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Drainage network of the Brahmaputra and Ganges river Varanasi, India: Ganges River Gangotri Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India: footbridge Bithur Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh Sundarbans Ganges River: Mahatma Gandhi Bridge Ganges river dolphin Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India: pilgrimage
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Kolkata couple grieving after daughter’s death attempt suicide in Ganga, saved • May 18, 2025, 6:49 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Officials, experts of Bangladesh, India wrap up Farakka visit • May 9, 2025, 8:43 AM ET (Daily Star)
Plan in motion to tap Ganga water to clean Yamuna in Delhi • Apr. 26, 2025, 4:19 AM ET (The Hindu)
Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus river basins stare at reduced water flow due to record-low snow persistence: Report • Apr. 21, 2025, 1:16 PM ET (The Indian Express)

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Drainage network of the Brahmaputra and Ganges river
Varanasi, India: Ganges River
Gangotri
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India: footbridge
Bithur
Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sundarbans
Ganges River: Mahatma Gandhi Bridge
Ganges river dolphin
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India: pilgrimage
Why these rivers have the same legal rights as people
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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