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Alaknanda River
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Length | 195 km |
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Source | Satopanth Glacier |
2nd source | Bhagirathi River |
Basin size | 10,882 km2 (4,202 sq mi) |
Cities | Devprayag |
Did you know | Dhauliganga River, Nandakini River, Pindar River and Mandakini River joins to River Alaknanda. |
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ID | 729537 |
About Alaknanda River
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
Chamoli: Fifteen die from electrocution near India river
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Jul 19,2023 5:10 am
...Fifteen people have died after an electricity transformer exploded on the banks of the Alaknanda River in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand...
Kedarnath: 'Survivors took refuge in trees - and died of hunger'
![Kedarnath: 'Survivors took refuge in trees - and died of hunger'](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/17FDE/production/_130107289_gettyimages-170740296.jpg)
Jun 16,2023 1:41 am
... Late in the night, we were sitting by the Alaknanda River (on the foothills of the Himalayas), chanting the name of Lord Ram...