The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said ... further contaminating the river. Exposure to this polluted water can cause gastrointestinal infections, skin rashes, eye irritation ...

Releasing of more water from dams at Tehri and other hydel projects is only a temporary solution, the health of the river is beyond fragile due to contamination and pollution in Allahabad.

The Ganges is India's most sacred river but suffers from severe pollution. High levels of fecal coliform bacteria, industrial ...

Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But pollution, dams and removal of too much water (mostly for agriculture) have affected the flow and health of ...

The world record for a volunteer river clean-up has been smashed by 998 with 1,327 people taking part. The previous record ...

The Ganges river dolphin is also in grave danger; only a few thousand remain, and they live in some of the most polluted rivers on Earth. The Amazon species probably has the best prospects ...

The Ganges, one of India's largest ... includes a sacred pilgrimage to the river. Tests showed that biochemical oxygen demand (a measure of organic pollution) was double the acceptable level ...

Both towns are places of pilgrimage located in the upper reaches of the Ganges where the river leaves the Himalayas and where the pollution begins. One of GIZ’s primary tasks is to improve the ...

Before the festival began, India’s top environmental court directed the state and federal pollution boards to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for increasing ...