Issues Urban pollution Agricultural water use Linking the rivers of India Conservation.

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Issues Urban pollution Agricultural water use Linking the rivers of India Conservation

Delhi Lucknow Varnasi Patna Calcutta Yamuna Gomti Ganga Ganga Son, Gandak

Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren Land cover within 5km of the river Percent Ganga Watershed St. Lawrence Watershed Land cover within 5km of the river Percent Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren

Why are we here? To learn about research and conservation activities in the Gangan Basin To explore possibilities of collaborative research focusing on River Ecosystem Management

Delhi Lucknow Varnasi Patna Calcutta Yamuna Gomti Ganga Ganga Son, Gandak

Delhi Lucknow Varnasi Patna Calcutta

Ganga River sampling: main stem near Patna

Ganga River resources: sand production

Ganga River resources: fisheries production

Ganga River resources: floodplain harvests