Ghazal Salahuddin and M.Z.M. Nomani
Abstract
The socio-economic propensity of a Ganga river has a seminal bearing upon the physical profile of the land and cultural heritage of India. The socio-economic potentials of Ganga Basin are enormous because of agroclimatic blessings of perennial character and the cropping season. It produces a substantial agricultural surplus, food security and water sustainability from northern to eastern India and Bangladesh. The variability and viability of over 600 million peopleââ¬â¢s agricultural landholdings depend on the Ganga basin in India. As a bio-physical entity, The Ganga stands 34th rank among the major world rivers in terms of the bio-physical existence having a total area of only 1.01 million km2. The compact and coherent Ganga Basin at some places sustain the highest population density in the world. The paper dwells on the socio-economic profiling of Ganga basin in fostering environmental sustainability and cultural diversity and spiritual reverence of Indian people.