yes, during the spring/early summer, on the bangladesh side, you can cross the ganges river on foot. in the mid-monsoon, the river floods like crazy and washes

yes, during the spring/early summer, on the bangladesh side, you can cross the ganges river on foot. in the mid-monsoon, the river floods like crazy and washes away millions of settlements in a snap. this has been going on like 40 years, just because of the farakka barrage, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farakka_Barrage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farakka_Barrage