The Real Ganga In India and Bangladesh - The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent - page 9

Photograph. 2.2 Meeting point of Alskanda and Bhagirathi at Devaprayag
Photograph. 2.3 Ganga at Hardwar
the name of the Padma which is sometimes incorrectly called the Ganga. This chan-
nel came into being by the diverted flow of the Ganga and the Brahmaputra and for
most part of the year; the Brahmaputra contributes more to it than the Ganga. The
Padma's total length from Goalanda to the Bay of Bengal is about 220 km. Refer
Fig. 2.2.