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Table 2. Population (sighting records) of the Ganges River Dolphin in different
rivers/stretch of the rivers of the Ganga Basin.
Name of the river
Length of the river
surveyed
Number of susu
Source
In India
The Ganga Mainstem
The Ganga (Haridwar
to Bijnor Barrage)
100 km
Nil
Sinha et al (2000)
The Ganga (Bijnor
Barrage to Narora
Barrage
169 km
36 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Ganga (Narora to
Allahabad)
600 km
10 (discrete segment
survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Ganga (Allahabad
to Buxar)
425 km
172 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Ganga (Buxar to
Maniharighat)
500 km
808 (u/s survey)
unpublished data of 2007-08
(Sinha)
The Ganga
(Maniharighat to
Farakka)
100 km
24 (d/s survey)
unpublished data of Dec. 2004
(Sinha)
The Farakka Feeder
canal
38 km
21 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Bhagirathi
(Jangipur Barrage to
Triveni)
320 km
119 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Hooghli (Triveni
to Ganga Sagar)
190 km
97 (d/s survey)
pers. comm. Gopal Sharma
(2007)
Tributaries of the
Ganga)
The Yamuna (from
confluence of Chambal
to Hamirpur)
250 km
25-40 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Yamuna
(Kausambi to
Allahabad)
90 km
18 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Kosi (Kosi
Barrage to Kursela)
200 km
85 (discrete survey)
Sinha and Sharma (2003)
The Gandak
(Confluence with
Ganga at Patna to
101 km
106 (u/s survey)
unpublished data of 2007-08
(Sinha)
The Gherua (India-
Nepal border to
Girijapuri Barrage)
20 km
23 (d/s survey)
Smith et al (1994)
The Sarda (Sarda
Barrage to Palya)
100 km
Nil
Sinha and Sharma (2003)
The Chambal (Pali to
Barhi)
370 km
29 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Ken(from
confluence of Yamuna
at Chilla to Sindhan
Kala village)
30 km
08 (d/s survey)
Sinha et al (2000)
The Kumari (from
confluence of Sind
River)
100 km
Nil
Sinha et al (2000)
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