Consider the following pairs of glaciers and rivers:

Glacier River

Yala Trishuli

Bandarpunch Yamuna

Bara Shigri Chenab

Milam Mandakini

Siachen Nubra

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Question

Yala Glacier in Nepal is set to disappear by the 2040s and is the only Himalayan glacier listed in the Global Glacier Casualty List, a project launched in 2024 by Rice University, University of Iceland, and other global organizations. Yala Glacier, located in Nepal's Langtang region at 5,500 meters, feeds the Trishuli River, which supports hydropower, irrigation, and rafting.
Bandarpunch, in Uttarakhand's Garhwal Himalayas, is the source of the Yamuna River, originating near White Peak in Govind Pashu Vihar National Park.
Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh feeds the Chenab River and is the second-longest Himalayan glacier.
The Mandakini River, originating from Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath, is a tributary of the Alaknanda River and merges at Rudraprayag.
Siachen Glacier in Ladakh feeds the Nubra River, which joins the Shyok and Indus Rivers.

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Yala Glacier in Nepal is set to disappear by the 2040s and is the only Himalayan glacier listed in the Global Glacier Casualty List, a project launched in 2024 by Rice University, University of Iceland, and other global organizations. Yala Glacier, located in Nepal's Langtang region at 5,500 meters, feeds the Trishuli River, which supports hydropower, irrigation, and rafting.
Bandarpunch, in Uttarakhand's Garhwal Himalayas, is the source of the Yamuna River, originating near White Peak in Govind Pashu Vihar National Park.
Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh feeds the Chenab River and is the second-longest Himalayan glacier.
The Mandakini River, originating from Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath, is a tributary of the Alaknanda River and merges at Rudraprayag.
Siachen Glacier in Ladakh feeds the Nubra River, which joins the Shyok and Indus Rivers.