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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Ganga - The Lifeline of India



The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand,India and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India  into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal

The Ganga is the most sacred river to Hindus

It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs

The Ganges was ranked as the fifth most polluted river of the world in 2007. Pollution threatens not only humans, but also more than 140 fish species, 90 amphibian species

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