"GANGA" - Teri Maya Koi Na Samjha

"GANGA" - Teri Maya Koi Na Samjha

On 28th Oct. 2012, I posted a blog (An Evening @ Varanasi), where I write about the poor condition of our mother river Ganga, I wants to write and basically wants to attract the attention of people towards the condition of every river, now days suffered from, for sake of their life's, the selfish people is on a way to make every source of flowing water as polluted as they can and today is the condition, we are not getting clean water from any of these natural resources, can't predict about the future. here today i again writing over the same topic but with a different view.

The "GANGA", The mighty Ganga is not only the river but much more to the millions for whom the Ganga is a symbol of faith, hope, substance and sanity. The first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in his book  "The Ganges, above all, is the river of India which has held India's heart captive and drawn uncounted millions to her banks since the dawn of history. The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of Indian's civilization and culture, of the rise and fall of empires, of great and proud cities, of adventures of man." this river is revered as a goddess whose purity cleanses the sins of the faithful and also aids the dead on their path towards heaven. for the more than half of the Indian Sub-continent this river is treated as a "GANGA MAATA". A major river of Indian Sub-continent rising in the Himalaya mountains and flowing about 2,510 Km, through a vast plan to the Bay of Bengal.we can feel proud over the historical background of this river, as i mentioned earlier the half of this country treats this river as a mother river. did we think anytime to keep our mother as polluted as this river, if not then why the river treated as goddess is in such a poor condition, for a second let us to assume Ganga as a normal river, even in that case who are we to pollute the source of water (here indicating about all the river's). we're not permitted to play with her natural purity.
 

In 2007, Ganga is considered and finds its name in the list of five most polluted rivers in the world, in certain areas (Specially Varanasi) of Ganga the germs level are 100 times more than that of the actual standard, the sacred river and the deep bond that the people of India share with this spiritual entity is immense. Now this bond is making many pay a high price, after being diagnosed with cancer. Adding to the state of its pollution in is the raised amount of industrial waste which is drained out into the river ravaging it further into a life threatening source, contradicting its real purpose.

Traces of heavy metals and mercury has been detected in the river water says a survey compiled by the National Cancer Registry Program (NCRG) supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research. It has resulted in the largest number of gall bladder cancer cases worldwide, especially among the Indian population settled on the river plains. The river was known to be threatening to the lives of the many people who consume and use its water even before the report was compiled. The pollution is also a concern to the lives of over 140 fish species, about 90 amphibian species and the rare Ganga river dolphins. There was an initiation of cleaning up the river with the Ganga Action Plan. It didn’t culminate because of the deficient number of technical expertise and corruption, no good environmental planning, no support from religious authorities and due to religious beliefs and Indian traditions.

Ganga Action Plan (GAP) is introduced by government with an expenditure of 896 Crore for conservation and pollution treatment of river Ganga, the credit to initiate the GAP goes to Indira gandhi. we also familiar about the poor condition of Indian politics and can expect about the money declared for conservation under GAP Plan. so being depending over these politicians packages we need to owe and to start by ourselves, by the right moment to keep each and every source of water as much as clean.

Regards

Dhitendra

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