Alaknanda
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Overview
The Alaknanda is one of the two source streams of the Ganga in Uttarakhand. It flows past Badrinath and meets the Bhagirathi at Devprayag to form the Ganga.
On the way it passes the five prayags (confluences), collecting the Dhauliganga and Vishnuganga at Vishnuprayag, the Pindar at Karnaprayag and the Mandakini at Rudraprayag.
Geography and key facts
- Flows past Badrinath (Uttarakhand)
- Meets the Bhagirathi at Devprayag
- Passes the prayags (confluences), including Vishnuprayag, Karnaprayag and Rudraprayag
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in the Tehri hydropower question (2008); the prayags and source streams of the Ganga are common map questions.
Note for UPSC
Source stream of the Ganga; flows past Badrinath and through the five prayags.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q49On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Alaknanda.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 30.1°–30.8°N, 78.6°–79.6°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2008
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.