How to clean up the Ganges?

For millennia, the Ganges River, holy to Hindus, has provided livelihoods, food, and water for Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Last month, one of India's leading environmental activists died after a 111-day hunger strike, failing to evoke changes to save India's most revered river (known as Ganga). Af...

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Main Authors: Shah, Tushaar, Ray, Chittaranjan, Lele, Ume
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102448
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description For millennia, the Ganges River, holy to Hindus, has provided livelihoods, food, and water for Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Last month, one of India's leading environmental activists died after a 111-day hunger strike, failing to evoke changes to save India's most revered river (known as Ganga). After years of unrelenting abuse, Ganga is now one of the world's worst polluted rivers. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed in 2014 to clean Ganga by 2019, but despite increased funding and much lip service, the river is more polluted than before. Mr. Modi needs a new strategy.
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spelling CGSpace1024482024-05-01T08:16:00Z How to clean up the Ganges? Shah, Tushaar Ray, Chittaranjan Lele, Ume rivers water pollution waste disposal pollution control water resources development water use For millennia, the Ganges River, holy to Hindus, has provided livelihoods, food, and water for Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. Last month, one of India's leading environmental activists died after a 111-day hunger strike, failing to evoke changes to save India's most revered river (known as Ganga). After years of unrelenting abuse, Ganga is now one of the world's worst polluted rivers. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed in 2014 to clean Ganga by 2019, but despite increased funding and much lip service, the river is more polluted than before. Mr. Modi needs a new strategy. 2018-11-02 2019-08-06T04:19:29Z 2019-08-06T04:19:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102448 en Open Access American Association for the Advancement of Science Shah, Tushaar; Ray, C.; Lele, U. 2018. How to clean up the Ganges? Science, 362(6414):503. doi: 10.1126/science.aav8261
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