River Ganga: The Life Line of India

by JSDatta Munshi

ISBN: 9788170358985
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8495.00
Biblio : xiv+231p., col. plts., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Jyotiswarup Datta Munshi, formerly Professor and Head, Department of Zoology, Bhagalpur University and worked as CSIR Emertius Scientist and Sr. Scientist INSA. Professor Datta Munshi is recipient of several awards and medals including Bihar Gaurav Puraskar and 20th Century Gold Medal of Zoological Society of India.

About The Book

The book on The River Ganga: The Life Line of India, is closely interwoven with our culture and civilization, the health and well being of a large population with its water quality. The book with its 21 chapters vividly describes the origin of Ganga from Glacier Gangotri, where Gomukh is the icy fountains. After the Alkananda and the Bhagirathi unite at Devaprayag they from the main stream known as the Ganga. Since 1951 many major irrigation project as have been undertaken, the largest of them a