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TThhee GGaannggeess RRiivveerr:: IInnddiiaa
““The Ganga, especially, iiss tthhee rriivveerr ooff 
IInnddiiaa,, bbeelloovveedd ooff hheerr ppeeooppllee,, rroouunndd 
wwhhiicchh aarree iinntteerrttwwiinneedd hheerr mmeemmoorriieess,, hheerr 
hhooppeess aanndd ffeeaarrss,, hheerr ssoonnggss ooff ttrriiuummpphh,, 
hheerr vviiccttoorriieess aanndd hheerr ddeeffeeaattss.. SShhee hhaass 
bbeeeenn aa ssyymmbbooll ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss aaggee lloonngg 
ccuullttuurree aanndd cciivviilliizzaattiioonn,, eevveerr cchhaannggiinngg,, 
eevveerr fflloowwiinngg,, aanndd yyeett eevveerr tthhee ssaammee 
GGaannggaa”” 
~~FFiirrsstt PPrriimmee MMiinniisstteerr ooff IInnddiiaa,, 
bboorrnn iinn AAllllaahhaabbaadd oonn tthhee GGaannggeess
FFeeaattuurreess 
• MMaajjoorr rriivveerr ooff IInnddiiaa aanndd BBaannggllaaddeesshh 
• FFlloowwss ssoouutthheeaassttwwaarrdd ffrroomm tthhee HHiimmaallaayyaass 
ffoorr 11,,555500 mmiilleess ttoo tthhee BBaayy ooff BBeennggaall 
• FFllooooddss ooccccuurr ffrreeqquueennttllyy dduurriinngg ssuummmmeerr
FFeeaattuurreess 
• HHiinndduuss ccoonnssiiddeerr tthhee GGaannggeess aa ssaaccrreedd 
rriivveerr 
– WWaatteerrss aarree bbeelliieevveedd ttoo bbee hhoollyy aanndd ccaappaabbllee ooff 
wwaasshhiinngg aawwaayy ssiinnss 
– BBaannkkss hhaavvee tteemmpplleedd cciittiieess 
– HHoolliieesstt ooff tthhee cciittiieess iiss VVaarraannaassii
TThhee GGaannggeess PPllaaiinn 
• OOnnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt pprroodduuccttiivvee rreeggiioonnss iinn AAssiiaa 
– DDeeeepp,, rriicchh ssooiillss 
• MMaaiinn CCrrooppss:: GGrraaiinnss,, ssuuggaarrccaannee,, ccoottttoonn 
aanndd ooiillsseeeeddss 
• RRiivveerr pprroovviiddeess iirrrriiggaattiioonn wwaatteerr dduurriinngg ddrryy 
sseeaassoonn 
• OOnnee ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss mmoosstt ddeennsseellyy ppooppuullaatteedd 
rreeggiioonnss 
• MMaaiinn cciittiieess ooff IInnddiiaa aarree llooccaatteedd oonn oorr nneeaarr 
GGaannggeess
PPoolllluuttiioonn oonn tthhee GGaannggeess 
• MMaajjoorr PPoolllluuttiioonn IInndduussttrriieess:: 
– LLeeaatthheerr iinndduussttrriieess 
• UUssee llaarrggee aammoouunnttss ooff cchheemmiiccaallss wwhhiicchh tthheenn ffiinndd tthheeiirr wwaayy 
iinnttoo tthhee rriivveerr 
• WWaassttee bbeeiinngg dduummppeedd 
– NNeeaarrllyy 11 bbiilllliioonn lliitteerrss ppeerr ddaayy 
– UUnnttrreeaatteedd rraaww sseewwaaggee 
• IInnaaddeeqquuaattee ccrreemmaattiioonn pprroocceedduurreess 
– PPaarrttiiaallllyy bbuurrnntt oorr uunnbbuurrnntt bbooddiieess 
– LLiivveessttoocckk
Imagine you are a Hindu sitting overlooking the Ganges river, 
what kinds of things might you see, what does the river mean 
to you as a Hindu 
Write a 1 page story describing what you would see if you were 
sitting on the edge of the river and what you might be doing if 
you made the pilgrimage to the river

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The ganges river (1)

  • 2. ““The Ganga, especially, iiss tthhee rriivveerr ooff IInnddiiaa,, bbeelloovveedd ooff hheerr ppeeooppllee,, rroouunndd wwhhiicchh aarree iinntteerrttwwiinneedd hheerr mmeemmoorriieess,, hheerr hhooppeess aanndd ffeeaarrss,, hheerr ssoonnggss ooff ttrriiuummpphh,, hheerr vviiccttoorriieess aanndd hheerr ddeeffeeaattss.. SShhee hhaass bbeeeenn aa ssyymmbbooll ooff IInnddiiaa’’ss aaggee lloonngg ccuullttuurree aanndd cciivviilliizzaattiioonn,, eevveerr cchhaannggiinngg,, eevveerr fflloowwiinngg,, aanndd yyeett eevveerr tthhee ssaammee GGaannggaa”” ~~FFiirrsstt PPrriimmee MMiinniisstteerr ooff IInnddiiaa,, bboorrnn iinn AAllllaahhaabbaadd oonn tthhee GGaannggeess
  • 3. FFeeaattuurreess • MMaajjoorr rriivveerr ooff IInnddiiaa aanndd BBaannggllaaddeesshh • FFlloowwss ssoouutthheeaassttwwaarrdd ffrroomm tthhee HHiimmaallaayyaass ffoorr 11,,555500 mmiilleess ttoo tthhee BBaayy ooff BBeennggaall • FFllooooddss ooccccuurr ffrreeqquueennttllyy dduurriinngg ssuummmmeerr
  • 4. FFeeaattuurreess • HHiinndduuss ccoonnssiiddeerr tthhee GGaannggeess aa ssaaccrreedd rriivveerr – WWaatteerrss aarree bbeelliieevveedd ttoo bbee hhoollyy aanndd ccaappaabbllee ooff wwaasshhiinngg aawwaayy ssiinnss – BBaannkkss hhaavvee tteemmpplleedd cciittiieess – HHoolliieesstt ooff tthhee cciittiieess iiss VVaarraannaassii
  • 5. TThhee GGaannggeess PPllaaiinn • OOnnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt pprroodduuccttiivvee rreeggiioonnss iinn AAssiiaa – DDeeeepp,, rriicchh ssooiillss • MMaaiinn CCrrooppss:: GGrraaiinnss,, ssuuggaarrccaannee,, ccoottttoonn aanndd ooiillsseeeeddss • RRiivveerr pprroovviiddeess iirrrriiggaattiioonn wwaatteerr dduurriinngg ddrryy sseeaassoonn • OOnnee ooff tthhee wwoorrlldd’’ss mmoosstt ddeennsseellyy ppooppuullaatteedd rreeggiioonnss • MMaaiinn cciittiieess ooff IInnddiiaa aarree llooccaatteedd oonn oorr nneeaarr GGaannggeess
  • 6. PPoolllluuttiioonn oonn tthhee GGaannggeess • MMaajjoorr PPoolllluuttiioonn IInndduussttrriieess:: – LLeeaatthheerr iinndduussttrriieess • UUssee llaarrggee aammoouunnttss ooff cchheemmiiccaallss wwhhiicchh tthheenn ffiinndd tthheeiirr wwaayy iinnttoo tthhee rriivveerr • WWaassttee bbeeiinngg dduummppeedd – NNeeaarrllyy 11 bbiilllliioonn lliitteerrss ppeerr ddaayy – UUnnttrreeaatteedd rraaww sseewwaaggee • IInnaaddeeqquuaattee ccrreemmaattiioonn pprroocceedduurreess – PPaarrttiiaallllyy bbuurrnntt oorr uunnbbuurrnntt bbooddiieess – LLiivveessttoocckk
  • 7. Imagine you are a Hindu sitting overlooking the Ganges river, what kinds of things might you see, what does the river mean to you as a Hindu Write a 1 page story describing what you would see if you were sitting on the edge of the river and what you might be doing if you made the pilgrimage to the river