The Ganga’s Hydrology - The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent - page 33

Table 4.10 Average monthly peak flow through river systems in Bangladesh (Mm 3 )

Ganges
(Sara bridge)

Brahmaputra
(Bahadurabad)

Meghna
(BhairabBazar) Month Total

1 2 3 4 5

January 8,300 13,900 1,600 23,800

February 6,600 10,400 1,200 18,200

March 6,200 12,600 1,700 20,500

April 5,300 17,700 2,400 25,400

May 5,300 42,400 5,200 52,900

June 11,200 84,200 9,900 105,300

July 47,900 118,000 20,900 186,800

August 100,500 120,800 22,200 243,500

September 95,800 94,100 21,300 211,200

October 47,200 58,800 16,700 122,700

November 18,400 27,200 8,000 53,600

December 11,200 18,000 2,700 31,900

Total 363,900 618,100 113,800 1,095,800

4 months, from July to October, peaking in August and September. Thus, plenty of
water is available in Bangladesh for at least seven months in a year, as against for
4 months in India. In fact, out of the total area of about 141,000 km 2 of Bangladesh,
some 9,000 km 2 , i.e., about 6.50% covers water; this is one of the highest in the
world. Compared to this, about one percent area of India, i.e., about 33,000 km 2
covers water.