How is the "killing" of the sacred river Ganges

The Ganges River begins at the confluence of the tributaries of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi, and they, in turn, are formed from streams from the Gangotri Glacier. Crystal clear water runs into the valley, but is gradually polluted by human waste to a catastrophic state.

Devprayag is the birthplace of the river, and its waters are crystal clear.

The best place for swimming.

Hindu priests pray on the banks of the Ganges.

Devprayag is one of the places of pilgrimage and one of the places of "sacred mergers". In the photo a priest with an oil lamp.

Ganges River in Haridwar. The time of evening prayer, during which thousands of people wash their bodies to cleanse themselves from sins.

People dip not only themselves, but also sanctify deities. Some of them remain in the water.

In India, people not only drink from the Ganges, but also wash in it, wash clothes and bathe cattle. Intestinal diseases are one of the leading causes of infant mortality.

The first serious problems begin in the large industrial city of Kanpur. Waste from production without the slightest purification is discharged into the river.

In this place shreds of chemical foam float in the river.

And in some places the river is colored because of the dyes.

From the Kanpur flows the completely different Ganga ... A bunch of garbage along the shores causes disgust.

This stream is also a chemical drain to the Ganges. Even goats should not go there.

Here the sewage is discharged into the river.

The next city is Mirzapur, and again the sewer drains are brought straight into the river.

In the same city, another stock of chemical rubbish.

Household waste is thrown into the river and on its banks.

Then the Ganges comes to Varanasi, which is called the city of the dead. This place has the same meaning for the Hindus as the Vatican for the Catholics. Old people flock here, dreaming of dying in a holy place, and funeral processions are held here regularly. Here, the dead are burned and ash is dumped into the river. Poor people who do not have money to bury a loved one lower the corpse into the river.

In this place, nothing was left of the crystal clear source of the Ganges, now it is a sacred grave.

And the sacred trash.

The next major city that the Ganges reaches is Calcutta. Its banks are strewn with garbage.

In Calcutta, a large brick factory is located very close to the river, and, of course, all waste is poured into the river.

According to statistics, more than two-thirds of enterprises dispose of wastewater without treatment. Here is now such water in the Ganges River.

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