“Dyeing by the Ganga” Lalita Ghat. A sea of orange dye on Ganges. Caption and Photo source: ©© Lecercle
The Ganges or Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.
Excerpts; By National Geographic
Even as pollution levels in the Ganges River continue to rise, recent legal rulings may offer up a new defense of the sacred waterway.
Last month, the Allahabad High Court, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, ordered the closure of more than 100 tanneries that pour tons of toxic chromium into the Ganges each year in the industrial city of Kanpur…
“Palms Open”, Ganges River banks, Varanassi Ghats. Caption and Photo source: ©© Shreyans Bhansali
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High Court Orders Shut down Of Tanneries For Pollution, India Express
The Allahabad High Court directed that chromium based tanneries be closed as they contributed to pollution in the river Ganga, in an unprecedented manner.
