The Ganges

Introduction.- The Ganga Basin.- Geography of the Ganga Basin.- The Ganga and its Tributaries.- The Ganga between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi.- The Major Cultural Towns.- Major Fairs and Festivals.- Economic Significance of the Ganga.- Environmental Issues in the Ganga Basin.- Conclusions.

Vishwambhar Prasad Sati (b. 1966), D.Litt. and Ph.D., a professor of Geography andResource Management, is currently working at the Mizoram University (A CentralUniversity), Aizawl, India. With a teaching career of about three decades, he has served inseveral higher education institutions within and outside India, some of them being EritreaInstitute of Technology, Asmara, Eritrea (NE Africa), Institute of Mountain Hazards andEnvironment, Chengdu, China, Madhya Pradesh Higher Education, and HNB GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal. In the same field, he has deeply been involved in research,and has worked as a Visiting Professor and Visiting Scholar in the worlds variousrenowned research and academic institutions, including The World Academy of Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indian Council of SocialScience Research, and Indian Institute of AdvancedStudies. Besides, he has travelledwidely 36 countries and all over India. He has an impactful expertise in the fields ofNatural Resource Management, Environment-Development Interface, Climate Change,Rural Livelihoods, Disaster-Related issues, and Culture of the Himalayan region. He hasdeveloped several models and action plans for environmental conservation and economicdevelopment of the fragile Himalayan ecosystems/landscapes. More than a dozen ofnational individual projects and projects with international collaboration have beenconducted by him. With more than 150 research papers and articles, and more than 30books published, his academic contribution is well-documented at national andinternational levels.