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treebrojima 12/14/20 11:05:13 AM #12:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_of_the_Ganges Human waste The river flows through 100 cities with populations over 100,000; 97 cities with population between 50,000 to 100,000, and about 48 towns.[12] A large proportion of the sewage water with higher organic load in the Ganga is from this population through domestic water usage. Industrial waste Because of the establishment of a large number of industrial cities on the bank of the Ganga like Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Patna, countless tanneries, chemical plants, textile mills, distilleries, slaughterhouses, and hospitals prosper and grow along this and contribute to the pollution of the Ganges by dumping untreated waste into it.[13] One coal-based power plant on the banks of the Pandu River, a Ganges tributary near the city of Kanpur, burns 600,000 tons of coal each year and produces 210,000 tons of fly ash. The ash is dumped into ponds from which a slurry is filtered, mixed with domestic wastewater, and then released into the Pandu River. Fly ash contains toxic heavy metals such as lead and copper. The amount[2] of parts per million of copper released in the Pandu before it even reaches the Ganga is a thousand times higher than in uncontaminated water Industrial effluents are about 12% of the total volume of effluent reaching the Ganges. Although a relatively low proportion, they are a cause for major concern because they are often toxic and non-biodegradable.[2] Religious traditions During festival seasons, over 70 million people bathe in the Ganga [14] to cleanse themselves of their past sins. Some materials like food, waste or leaves are left in the Ganga which are also responsible for its pollution. Traditional beliefs hold that being cremated on its banks and floating down the Ganga will cleanse the sins of those who die and carry them directly to salvation. In Varanasi alone, an estimated forty thousand bodies are cremated every year into the Ganga, many of which are only half-burnt.[7] <cite>treebrojima posted [p:948319426] in If you had... [t:79174716]...</cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_of_the_Ganges Human waste The river flows through 100 cities with populations over 100,000; 97 cities with population between 50,000 to 100,000, and about 48 towns.[12] A large proportion of the sewage water with higher organic load in the Ganga is from this population through domestic water usage. Industrial waste Because of the establishment of a large number of industrial cities on the bank of the Ganga like Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Patna, countless tanneries, chemical plants, textile mills, distilleries, slaughterhouses, and hospitals prosper and grow along this and contribute to the pollution of the Ganges by dumping untreated waste into it.[13] One coal-based power plant on the banks of the Pandu River, a Ganges tributary near the city of Kanpur, burns 600,000 tons of coal each year and produces 210,000 tons of fly ash. The ash is dumped into ponds from which a slurry is filtered, mixed with domestic wastewater, and then released into the Pandu River. Fly ash contains toxic heavy metals such as lead and copper. The amount[2] of parts per million of copper released in the Pandu before it even reaches the Ganga is a thousand times higher than in uncontaminated water Industrial effluents are about 12% of the total volume of effluent reaching the Ganges. Although a relatively low proportion, they are a cause for major concern because they are often toxic and non-biodegradable.[2] Religious traditions During festival seasons, over 70 million people bathe in the Ganga [14] to cleanse themselves of their past sins. Some materials like food, waste or leaves are left in the Ganga which are also responsible for its pollution. Traditional beliefs hold that being cremated on its banks and floating down the Ganga will cleanse the sins of those who die and carry them directly to salvation. In Varanasi alone, an estimated forty thousand bodies are cremated every year into the Ganga, many of which are only half-burnt.[7] </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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