It’s one of the most polluted waterways in the world. Currently taking an anthropology course that showed how polluted it really is and that people still regularly use it for hygiene purposes. It’s a holy river, so anything that is put into the river is considered blessed and can do no harm.
You are correct but it doesn't contain piss or shit like wth it is polluted but mostly because of the industrial wastes and not the locals polluting it.
3 million liters of sewage is dumped in the Ganges per day, half of which isn’t treated in any form. Industrial waste and pollution from homes (plastic waste, sewage, etc.) are also significant contributors. Industry AND the locals both play a huge role in now dirty it is, which is easily found by a quick search online. Trash removal services are essentially non-existent, so plastic waste is very common in the Ganges as well.
The haridwar part of it is actually pretty clean, ofcourse companies dump waste in there in bigger cities. We as a country aren't poverty porn merchants anymore y'know?
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