River Ganga Now Left With Just 15 Pct of Pure Water

Further, the Ministry of Environment and Forest has sanctioned projects worth Rs 2,598.47 crore under NGRBA to UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar and West Bengal and it is noted that UP got maximum funds - Rs 1,341.60 crore - from the Centre for pollution abatement works on the Ganga. But the progress is slow on the sanctioned projects.

On the other hand conservationists say that more than funds, public awareness and an administrative will is required to save the Ganga. It was seen that the Ganga water samples have shown excess content of human excreta. Though the river has high oxygen content compared to any other rivers system, the pollution is taking away from it its self-purification properties.

In another report it was stated that in the last one month, Varanasi police received numerous complaints to lodge FIRs against unnamed people for "polluting Ganga River". People are turning a blind eye to the damage caused to the environment and such is the condition of the holy river in our country. The river is believed to wash away the sins but this amount of pollution is like pushing its limits beyond its possible capacity. The holy river can be revived only if more efforts are taken to spread awareness and save if from pollution.

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