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 …
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 …
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 …
Record-high waters force thousands to flee in New Delhi, India - NBC News
Jul 14, 2023 · Rising floodwaters have forced thousands of New Delhi residents to flee their homes as torrential monsoon rains have caused rivers in and near the Indian capital to …
Rise in Ganga’s water level deluges 70 villages, locals forced to live ...
KANPUR Nearly 70 villages in Kanpur and the neighboring Shuklagunj area of Unnao are reeling under heavy flooding due to the continuous and substantial release of water from Narora and …
India's Narendra Modi enjoys support along Ganges after decade rule - NPR
May 6, 2024 · Modi has renewed the pledge with India in the midst of its mammoth elections. Nearly a billion people are eligible to cast ballots in voting that started April 19 and takes place …
Ganges River flows with history and prophecy for India | AP News
Aug 11, 2020 · ALONG THE GANGES, India (AP) — More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India’s holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city.
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 …
India's dying mother - BBC News
May 12, 2016 · From the icy Himalayan peaks, where it begins, right down to the Bay of Bengal, it is being slowly poisoned. The Ganges is revered in India but it is also the sewer that carries …
Covid-19: India's holiest river is swollen with bodies - BBC News
May 19, 2021 · 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. …