Covid-19: India's holiest river is swollen with bodies - BBC
India's holiest river, the Ganges, has been swollen with bodies in recent days. Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in the river or buried in the sand of its banks. Those who live close...
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River
Nov 30, 2023 · The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.
India's Narendra Modi enjoys support along Ganges after decade rule - NPR
May 6, 2024 · VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch, clap and...
Rise in Ganga’s water level deluges 70 villages, locals forced to live ...
Presently, the Ganga’s water level is surging three meters above the critical mark of 114.0 in Kanpur. Over the past three days, the count of affected villages has surged from four to 70.
Swelling Ganges opens up India's riverside graves | Reuters
PRAYAGRAJ, India, June 25 (Reuters) - More corpses are washing up on the banks of the Ganges in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, as rains swell the river and expose bodies buried in...
Thousands take holy dip in India's Ganges River amid Covid surge - NBC News
Jan 15, 2022 · Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers flocked to the banks of the Ganges in India’s West Bengal state Friday, braving a surge in Covid-19 infections to bathe in the waters of the holy river.
Restoring India’s holiest river - UNEP
Mar 24, 2023 · For nine years, cities along the Ganga have worked to stanch the flow of pollution into the river while reviving landscapes along the waterway and its tributaries. The scope and early successes of the initiative, called Namami Ganga, have led to its selection as a World Restoration Flagship.
India’s effort to clean up sacred but polluted Ganga River
Feb 11, 2020 · The Ganga River, known as the Ganges under British rule, is one of the most revered waterways in the world -- and also among the most polluted. Stretching from the Himalayan foothills to the...
Scores of dead bodies found floating in India's Ganges River | AP News
May 11, 2021 · Scores of dead bodies have been found floating down the Ganges River in eastern India amid a ferocious surge in coronavirus infections in the country, but authorities said Tuesday they haven’t been able to determine the cause of death.
The Ganges Is Returning the Dead. It Does Not Lie. - The New York Times
Jun 17, 2021 · LUCKNOW, India — The Ganges, or Ganga, is the holiest of India’s rivers, and most Hindus believe that dipping their body in it will purify their soul. But when the second wave of the Covid-19...