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It has considerable water supply from the rivers, which flow outside the territory of the state. Ganges is the main river, which is joined by tributaries with their sources in the Himalayas. The important rivers that join the Ganges from the north are, from west to east, Ghaghra, the Gandak, the Burhi Gandak, the Kosi, the Mahananda and its tributaries.
There are several rivers in Bihar, which contribute a lot to the people of Bihar. These rivers make the water available for irrigation purpose and also help in generating the hydrothermal energy for the state. Apart from this, they provide a medium for water transport, provide fishes for fishery industry and enrich the natural resources of state in many other ways. All the above rivers have their impact on the Bihar plain.
State also has non-exhaustible source of ground water, which is in use for drinking purposes, irrigation and industries. Rivers are major source of irrigation in Bihar.
Principal food crops are paddy, wheat, maize and pulses. Main cash crops are sugarcane, potato, tobacco, oilseeds, onion, chilies, jute and mesta. Bihar plays a very important role in Indian industry sector. After independence various large and heavy industries were set up in Bihar because of its tremendous natural resources and huge manpower base. Apart from above two there are a number of secondary steel making units.
The largest coal based sponge iron plant is located at Chandil. The largest rope making complex of Usha Martin Industries is also located at Ranchi. Ranchi is also famous for heavy engineering plant. Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company is located at Jamshedpur. India's largest diesel engine manufacturing plant located at Jamshedpur. There are fertilizer plant at Sindhri, Aluminium factory at Muri, copper complex at Ghatsils, Caustic Soda plant at Garhwa Road, oil refinery at Barauni, three fertilizer factories at Barauni, Cement plants at Banjari, Chaibasa, Jamshedpurand Mokama, wax factory, ceramic capacitors, smokeless coal, bulk drug and formulation, mineral processing at Hazipur, micronised mica papers at Koderma, Uranium complex at Jadugora, and zinc smeltor of Hindustan Zinc Limited.
The mineral base of this state is very rich. Particularly the Chotanagpur plateau is very mineral rich field. It has an extensive and high quality coal deposits. Iron ore and copper ore are also produced in Bihar. Both the northern and some parts of southern alluvial tracts of Bihar have water available throughout the year.
The Ganga river divides Bihar into two unequal parts. Therefore, the rivers of Bihar have been classified under two major categories i. In Bihar, the north of the Ganga river lies the alluvial plains namely the north Bihar plains. These plains are endowed with a number of rivers which are both perennial and seasonal in nature. These rivers fall into the Ganga river. On the other hand, Bagmati-Adhwara, Kamla-Balan etc.
These tals receive backwater of the Ganga river when it is in high spate. During Monsoon season, these tals get submerged in water. Thus, they are deprived of the cultivation of the Kharif crop. The soils of tal areas and their vicinity are medium to heavy textured and slightly to moderately alkaline. Click here to download the complete economic survey of Bihar in Pdf. In Bihar, the Ganga river has a total length of km. Also, it has a catchment area of km 2.
In terms of the catchment area, the other three major rivers are Kosi 74,km 2 , Sone 70, km 2 and Gandak river km 2.
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