Ganga river

In Bithoor, a small group of volunteers, Ganga Rakshaks, are cleaning the River Ganga. Their work shows how tough it is to clean the river without strong public support or government help.

Uttarakhand's efforts to clean the Ganga show progress, yet significant challenges persist, including sewage treatment and STP compliance, per CPCB's 2024 report

On May 8, 2023, the National Green Court (NGT) ordered the joint committee to submit its report to the court on the alleged illegal

NGT on discharge of sewage and solid waste into the Katahal Drain, which is connected to the River Ganga in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.

Groundwater storage in Ganga; The groundwater storage level in the Ganges basin has been declining by 2.6 cm per year. Its effect

Despite being considered purifying and healing by millions of Hindus, the truth is that the waters of the Gange are so polluted that they have caused more than 50,000 cases of pancreatic cancer, among other diseases, in the population of northern India.

The country has watched in horror, unidentified corpses stranded along Ganges. reported from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh