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Ganga Activism

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Ganga Activism

The pattern & expression of activism & media response in context to river Ganges has to be appreciated in the light of general psyche of Indians towards their national river. The pattern remains an enigma as the river is revered & polluted simultaneously. Clearly it is an issue of micro level reverence versus macro level insensitiveness towards the river that sustains not only greater part of India but the subcontinent (Basu J. , September 2013, p. 2).

In the 'Bonn Declaration on Global Water Security', during an international meeting on water issues held at Bonn in 2013, river Ganges has been christened as one of the most polluted large rivers in the world. It is stated that each year it carries 16,000 tons of ash from cremated bodies along with a mixture of sewage and toxic chemicals; a fallout of dense population and rapidly developing economy. According to an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by National River Conservation Directorate of the environment ministry in 2007, 661 grossly polluting industries (each with over 100 kg BOD load per day) were located along the Ganga (Basu J. , September 2013, p. 3). Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on April 1, 2010 criticized the state government's power policy which has allowed a private company to divert maximum 90% of the river water to power turbines, leaving only 10% to flow in the natural course of the river. …show more content…

While social activism has been in place for more than five decades; the legal activism is about three decades old. However religious activism, which is relatively new, has become one of the most powerful tools of activism of late (Basu J. , September 2013, p.

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