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Bihar is located in the eastern part of India and is bounded by Himalaya from the north and Chota Nagpur plateau from the south. Both Himalayan and Chota Nagpur plateau are sources of the entire river system flowing in Bihar. It is an entirely land–locked area but it is also very rich in ground water and surface water resources.
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Ghosh, A.K., Kumar, R. (2022). Microbial Water Quality Assessment in River Ganga (Bihar). In: Mukherjee, A. (eds) Riverine Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87067-6_4
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