State PCS - Uttarakhand (UKPSC)

• 13 Aug 2024

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.