ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Such use of the river has raised major health risks for the population of the area.
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Tourism in the area has increased, and many new settlements are being established along the river.
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The government has passed laws to restrict access to the water to discourage pollution and contamination
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The government of India has worked to dam the river flow so people can practice ritual bathing without contaminating the water.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Hindu religion the Ganges River is considered holy, and ritual bathing in its waters is practiced by an estimated 60, 000 people per day. What is the MOST LIKELY effect of this practice? Such use of the river has raised major health risks for the population of the area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bathing in the Ganges is a purifying ritual that is thought to wash away a penitent’s sins, and spreading one’s ashes in the water upon death may improve one’s karma and hasten salvation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Taking a bath is an important daily ritual in the Hindu faith. It’s believed that bathing cleans the body but also the mind and soul. Bathing in the morning is thought to help remove all negative energy, and 4am is considered the most auspicious time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ganges. The Ganges River is most sacred in the Hindu tradition. It is understood as the personification of the Goddess Ganga. Hindu belief holds that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the forgiveness of transgressions and helps attain salvation.
Detailed explanation-5: -The world’s most sacred river-the Ganges-is also one of its dirtiest.