Save Ganga Movement

Save Ganga Movement Save Ganga Movement is a far-flung Gandhian non-violent movement back up by saints and popular social activists across the Indian States Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in support of a free Ganga. The movement is supported by Ganga Seva Abhiyanam, Pune-based National Womens Organisation (NWO) besides those of many other like organizations and with the moral support from many religious leaders, spiritual and political, scientists, environmentalists, writers and social activists.Ganga occupational group Save Ganga is another such campaign supported by Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action (ICELA) Ganges is the largest and the most sacred river of India with enormous spiritual, cultural, and physical influence. It provides peeing to around 40% of Indias commonwealth in 11 states. It is estimated that the livelihoods of everyplace d million people in India are dependant upon the river, and that one-third of Indias population lives within the Ganges Basin.Despite thi s magnitude of influence and control by the river everywhere present and future of the country, it is allegedly under direct threat from various man made and natural environmental issues. Pollution River Ganges flows with the most densely populated regions of India passing 29 cities with population over 100,000, 23 cities with population between 50,000 and 100,000, and about 48 towns. A goodly proportion of the effluents in Ganges are caused by this population through domestic usage like bathing, laundry and public defecation.Countless tanneries, chemical plants, material mills, distilleries, slaughterhouses, and hospitals contribute to the pollution of the Ganges by dumping untreated hepatotoxic and non-biodegradable waste into it. It is this sheer volume of pollutants released into the river every day that are create irreparable damage to the ecosystem and contributing to significant sanitation issues. Dams Built in 1854 during the British colonization of India, the Haridw ar dam has led to decay of the Ganges by greatly diminishing the flow of the river.The Farakka Barrage was built originally to distinguish fresh water into the Bhagirathi River but has since caused an increase of salinity in the Ganges, having a damaging effect on the ground water and soil along the river. 4 Apart from this, Bangladesh and India faced major tensions due to this barrage. The government of India planned about 300 dams on the Ganges in the near future and the tributaries patronage a government-commissioned green panel report that has recommended scrapping 34 of the dams citing environmental concerns.