changed from straight to oblique
* Sedimentation (640 x106 metric tonnes per year)
* Reduction of the cross-sectional area
* Declining slope of the long profile
* Widening of the river and increasing length
* Increase in flood frequency and magnitude

The Ganges is one of the major rivers of the world. It rises at an elevation of about 4356 m in Gangotri on the southern slope of the Himalayan range. About 70% of the total population of Bangladesh and about 50% of the Indian population