Ganges

The Ganges was a river in India, (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger) which formerly ran through the north-east of Hindoostan. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)

Geography

Location of River Ganges. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)

In the north of Hindoostan, two tributary rivers merged to become the Ganges. The River Ganges flowed roughly south-east, then curved south, passing east of Calcutta through a series of tributaries into the Bay of Bengal. (TV: Survivors of the Flux) Durgapur was located on the banks of the Ganges. (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)

History

In 1904, River Ganges appeared on a map of the region. Yasmin Khan, Dan Lewis and Eustacius Jericho travelled past the river on their way from Nepal to the Great Wall of China. (TV: Survivors of the Flux)

Norton Folgate heard on the grapevine of a member of Project Hermod searching for a crystal skull in a monastery in the Ganges. Norton contacted a religious leader at the monastery and had the Nazi killed with a saw. (AUDIO: Parasite)

In the 21st century, the Ganges flooded, leading to thousands of deaths in Dhaka. (AUDIO: Hothouse)

Behind the scenes

Kanpur is located on the west bank of the Ganges.