The Ganges river is one of the largest and most sacred rivers in the Hindu faith. Located amongst the southern Great Himalayas on the Indian side of the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, the Ganges river is approximately 2,525 km in length, expanding from Northern India all the way to Bangladesh. There are various aspects to the Ganges river that are discussed amongst individuals, such as economical, environmental, spiritual, and physiological aspects.
The Ganges, economically, is really resourceful within the agricultural field. The colossus of a river is the leading source of water for irrigation, where water is applied to soil to grow crops. There is a large demand for this source of water to be used, as India has a 50% …show more content…
This is altered by over-extraction of water for irrigation and public & industrial usage. The mismanagement of river water resources leads to aggravated pollution levels in water, causes the river to run dry and wasteful irrigation. To restore flow of the river, it is necessary to maintain an ecologically-sound flow. An average flow of 51% of river water should be maintained in order to dilute toxins and enable people to access the water safely. It is also necessary to use water-saving irrigation, which would decrease the amount of water extracted. In order to maintain these needs, the best solution is to use drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is the simple fact of replacing food irrigation. It would significantly reduce the amount of water needed to be extracted from the …show more content…
Each day, more than 500 million litters of industrial sources, completely untreated are dumped in the river. This makes it dangerous to drink and bathe knowing dangerous chemicals are filling the waters. It is considered industrial pollution because of hazardous toxins that cause a major human health crisis in the Ganges. To stop this crisis, it is needed of the industrial units to take full accountability of their actions and fix what they have done by submitting an action plan. They should be warned, punished and shut down if needs to be done. I also believe there should be an environmental rights act implemented on the Ganges river and if necessary, a special Ganga police force should be put in place. All in all, industrial pollution should be taken care of by the industries themselves, as it is not fair for the people to suffer from their
The Ganges, economically, is really resourceful within the agricultural field. The colossus of a river is the leading source of water for irrigation, where water is applied to soil to grow crops. There is a large demand for this source of water to be used, as India has a 50% …show more content…
This is altered by over-extraction of water for irrigation and public & industrial usage. The mismanagement of river water resources leads to aggravated pollution levels in water, causes the river to run dry and wasteful irrigation. To restore flow of the river, it is necessary to maintain an ecologically-sound flow. An average flow of 51% of river water should be maintained in order to dilute toxins and enable people to access the water safely. It is also necessary to use water-saving irrigation, which would decrease the amount of water extracted. In order to maintain these needs, the best solution is to use drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is the simple fact of replacing food irrigation. It would significantly reduce the amount of water needed to be extracted from the …show more content…
Each day, more than 500 million litters of industrial sources, completely untreated are dumped in the river. This makes it dangerous to drink and bathe knowing dangerous chemicals are filling the waters. It is considered industrial pollution because of hazardous toxins that cause a major human health crisis in the Ganges. To stop this crisis, it is needed of the industrial units to take full accountability of their actions and fix what they have done by submitting an action plan. They should be warned, punished and shut down if needs to be done. I also believe there should be an environmental rights act implemented on the Ganges river and if necessary, a special Ganga police force should be put in place. All in all, industrial pollution should be taken care of by the industries themselves, as it is not fair for the people to suffer from their