Pollution of the Ganges - Wikipedia
WEBThe ongoing pollution of the Ganges, the largest river in the Indian subcontinent, poses a significant threat to both human health and the environment. [1] The river supplies water to approximately 40% of India's population across 11 states [2] and serves an estimated 500 million people—more than any other river in the world. [3] [4]
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River
WEBNov 30, 2023 · The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of...
Toxic plastics choking the River Ganges - Nature
WEBAug 24, 2021 · Polyethylene from discarded plastic bags, food-packaging films and milk bottles is increasingly gagging the Ganges river turning it into a toxic water body downstream, research shows.
India’s effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga River
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · Experts link pollution in the Ganga and other rivers to India's high rate of waterborne illnesses, which kill an estimated 1.5 million children each year.
Restoring India’s holiest river - UNEP
WEBMar 24, 2023 · For nine years, cities along the Ganga have worked to stanch the flow of pollution into the river while reviving landscapes along the waterway and its tributaries. The scope and early successes of the initiative, called Namami Ganga, have led to its selection as a World Restoration Flagship.
"Sea to Source: Ganges" Dispatch: The River Just Needs to Flow
WEBJun 15, 2019 · This is the story of National Geographic Society's female-led expedition team as they track & characterize plastics in the Ganges River using land-debris trackers, community surveys & water-air-sediment sampling.
How to clean up the Ganges? | Science - AAAS
WEBNov 2, 2018 · Last month, one of India's leading environmental activists died after a 111-day hunger strike, failing to evoke changes to save India's most revered river (known as Ganga). After years of unrelenting abuse, Ganga is …
The Ganges River Is Dying Under the Weight of Modern India
WEBSep 23, 2015 · The results are devastating. Diarrhea, often caused by exposure to fecal matter, kills 600,000 Indians per year, and waterborne diseases throughout the Ganges River basin, many a result of the polluted waters, cost families $4 billion per year.
Can India clean up its holiest river? - National Geographic
WEBMar 17, 2022 · Sadly, the Ganges also has long been one of the world’s most polluted rivers, befouled by poisonous effluents from hundreds of factories, some dating to the British colonial period.
“Sea to Source: Ganges” Expedition Team Releases Key Findings
WEBFeb 25, 2021 · The National Geographic “Sea to Source: Ganges” river expedition used rapid assessment methods to provide the first empirical baseline data on the source, quantities, and flow of plastic pollution along the length of the Ganges River system — from the Bay of Bengal to the Himalaya.