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

IssuesUrban pollutionAgricultural water useLinking the rivers of IndiaConservation

Delhi Lucknow

VarnasiPatna

Calcutta

YamunaGomti

Ganga

GangaSon, Gandak

Crop Developed Forest Shrubland Grassland Barren

Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent

80

60

40

20

0

Ganga Watershed St. Lawrence Watershed

Land cover within 5km of the riverPercent

80

60

40

20

0Crop 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

VarnasiPatna

Calcutta

YamunaGomti

Ganga

GangaSon, Gandak

Delhi Lucknow

Varnasi

Patna

Calcutta

Ganga River sampling: main stem near Patna

Ganga River resources: sand production

Ganga River resources: sand production

Ganga River resources: fisheries production

Ganga River resources: floodplain harvests