River Ganga, a Source of Cancer in India

Rajender Singh, the ‘waterman of India’ has said that with the series of meeting held by the National Ganga River Basin Authority it has caught the attention of the prime minister towards the mounting pollution in Ganga. “It is for the centre to press on the state governments to ban pollutants from being discharged into the Ganga. Unfortunately, nothing is being done on the ground and the result is that our national river is getting more polluted,” as reported by Deccan Chronicle.

Dr Kaul also stated that by 2020, if the government doesn’t employ stringent measures to curtail the environmental pollution, cancer will be an epidemic in India.

Apart from the industrial wastes Ganga also gets contaminated by sewers, religious offerings packed in non-biodegradable plastic, the ashes and bones thrown in Ganga after cremation. The river is believed to wash away the sins but this amount of dirt and pollution is like pushing its limits beyond its possible capacity.

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