The Pollution Of The River Ganges

VARANASI, INDIA - OCTOBER 22: A woman walks along the banks of the Ganges River, one of the most polluted rivers in the world, on October 22, 2009 in Varanasi, India. Originating in Nepal and stretching through India to meet the ocean, it is visited by thousands of Hindus every day. The river is believed to be Holy, and to bathe in it is to guarantee a long and healthy life,and to heal illnesses and ailments. Over 400 million people live along the basin of the Ganges River, the main water source for millions of people. Thousands of people bath, wash their laundry and drink the water, despite large sewage plants discharging untreated sewage straight into the river. It is also used as part of the funeral process, with bodies first bathed in the river before cremation, or corpses considered inappropriate for cremation - such as children, pregnant women, Holy men or the mentally ill - are instead thrown into the river and weighted with rocks as belief suggests this will guarantee a better reincarnation in the next life. (Photo by Aletheia Casey/Getty Images)
VARANASI, INDIA - OCTOBER 22: A woman walks along the banks of the Ganges River, one of the most polluted rivers in the world, on October 22, 2009 in Varanasi, India. Originating in Nepal and stretching through India to meet the ocean, it is visited by thousands of Hindus every day. The river is believed to be Holy, and to bathe in it is to guarantee a long and healthy life,and to heal illnesses and ailments. Over 400 million people live along the basin of the Ganges River, the main water source for millions of people. Thousands of people bath, wash their laundry and drink the water, despite large sewage plants discharging untreated sewage straight into the river. It is also used as part of the funeral process, with bodies first bathed in the river before cremation, or corpses considered inappropriate for cremation - such as children, pregnant women, Holy men or the mentally ill - are instead thrown into the river and weighted with rocks as belief suggests this will guarantee a better reincarnation in the next life. (Photo by Aletheia Casey/Getty Images)
The Pollution Of The River Ganges
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