Brahmaputra, Ganga basin mapped

New Delhi: The Ganga- Brahmaputra basin together store around 960 cubic km of water, researchers have claimed in a first of its kind study after mapping the rivers, and said it will help understand signatures of droughts and floods to better manage water resources in the region. Scientists from India, the UK, France and Bangladesh undertook mapping of the two rivers during 2003 to 2007 from the basins with the help of satellite images. “We estimated an annual variation of 410 cubic km for surface water and 550 cubic km for soil water.”