Figure 1 . Flow Diagram of the Ganga Basin
The Ganga Basin, one of the world’s largest river basins, is home to a massive population, with the highest population density when compared to other river basins. With the average population density of 951 people per Sq. km across the states, Bihar holds the record of highest population density (1106 people per people Sq. km), followed by West Bengal (1028), Uttar Pradesh (821), and Uttarakhand (189) being the lowest of all, as shown in Figure 2 (Sati, 2021).