Some of the developing world's largest rivers including Ganges in South Asia are drying up because of climate change.

Researchers from the US-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) said this after analysing data combined with computer models to assess river flows across the world.

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After the state government agencies and civic bodies failed to prevent pollution in the Ganga, the Centre has issued a circular announcing the formation of a Ganga River Conservation Authority to be headed by the chief minister. The committee will look after the conservation of the river.

By Suzanne Goldenberg
Some of the mightiest rivers on the planet, including the Ganga, the Niger, and the Yellow river in China, are drying up because of climate change, a study of global waterways has warned.

Washington: The flow of water in the world

Rivers in some of the world's most populated regions are losing water, many because of climate change, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Affected rivers include the Yellow River in northern China, the Ganges in India, the Niger in West Africa, and the Colorado in the southwestern United States.

Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun April 20, 2009, 0:06 IST

The Ganga canal, which provides drinking and irrigation water to vast areas of western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, would not be closed during summer.

The decision came following a series of high-level meetings between the top officials of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, sources here said.

Uttarakhand May Shut Supply For Canal Cleaning From April 15

Residents of south and east Delhi may soon have to face water shortage with the Uttarakhand government planning to shut down supply to Delhi for two weeks. Sources revealed that the shut down will take place from April 15 to facilitate cleaning of parts of the Upper Ganga Canal near Hardwar in preparation for the Maha Kumbh in 2010.