The main causes of water pollution in the Ganges River are the disposal of human sewage and animal waste, increasing population density, and the discharge of industrial waste into the river. [9]

Aug 1, 2018 · The current review concluded that inorganic pollution in river Ganga water has increased several folds in last decade and conditions are even worst due to presence of carcinogenic elements (Cr, Cd, Pb, As). Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are the most contaminated states.

Ganga, in some stretches, particularly during lean seasons has become unfit even for bathing. The threat of global climate change, the effect of glacial melt on Ganga flow and the impacts of infrastructural projects in the upper reaches of the river, raise issues that need a …

Feb 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. Researchers have also discovered the...

May 1, 2019 · Almost 75% of pollution in the river is due to untreated discharge of sewage wastewater from rapidly-growing urban settlements along the river (Das, 2011). Ganga flows through 29 large cities (populations > 1 million) which dump their domestic and sewage effluent wastewater into the river.

Jun 15, 2019 · Pollution comes from the river’s inability to maintain its “e-flow” due to human diversion for things like agriculture. According to Victor Mallet, Asia Bureau editor of the Financial Times and well-known Ganga researcher, “in the dry season, most of the dams take 90% of the water that flows down the river and divert it for agriculture.”

Pollution threatens not only humans, but also more than 140 fish species, 90 amphibian species and the endangered Ganges river dolphin.

Background: The water quality of Ganga, the largest river in Indian sub-continent and life line to hundreds of million people, has severely deteriorated. Studies have indicated the presence of high level of carcinogenic elements in Ganga water.

6 days ago · A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has concluded that the Ganga's water quality during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh in ...

Passing through five states, the Ganga covers 26 per cent of the country’s landmass. Despite the enormous amounts of money spent on cleaning it, the river continues to run polluted. Worse, the pollution is increasing even in stretches that were earlier considered clean.