Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin

➖ The Ganges- Brahmaputra- Meghna (GBM) is a transboundary river system spanning five countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal.

➖ Trans-boundary rivers originating outside India cause massive flooding in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during the monsoon season.

➖ According to CWC reports, India has suffered an annual loss of Rs 6,000 crore every year between 1953 and 2000 due to floods.