Ganga project essay

India has a number of rivers. The Ganga is one of them. It is a Himalayan river. It is generally snow-fed and flows throughout the year. It has two main headwaters in the Himalayas: the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda, the former rising from the Gangotri glacier at Gomukh and the latter from a glacier short of the Alkapuri glacier.

As per the recent studies conducted by the Central Pollution Control Board, it is estimated that there are six major points on the 2,525 km course of the river Ganga where the water gets polluted. Kanpur and Calcutta are the most heavily contaminated spots. Varanasi and Kannauj are somewhat lesser polluted spots.

The water of the Ganga is believed to contain miraculous properties of purifying the soul and healing the body. It is preserved for a long time. Though the Ganga is regarded as a holy river, it is not free from pollution. As many as 27 large cities and 300 industrial units let their untreated wastes into the Ganga.

There was a perceptible change in the colour of the Ganga after it was cleaned. After this project is implemented in full, the Ganga River all along its course upto Kolkata is expected to turn pure. For executing this project, a separate authority, called, “The Central Ganga Authority” has been set up.