All of us know about the Ganga river which originates from the Gangotri Glacier.
Supposed to be one of the holiest rivers in the world and in India. the ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas. and the places through which it flows is supposed to be holy too. Like Hrishikesh and Haridwar. People believe that a dip or a bath in it’s holy waters will once again make them pure.
Whenever someone goes to places like Haridwar and Hrishikesh they never forget to bring a bottle of Gangajal(holy water of the Ganga)back home with them.
A few drops of Gangajal is supposed to purify any object. but, because of people bathing, washing clothes, immersing idols, throwing dead remains of animals, etc. it has lost it’s past glory. In many areas it is dead.
Now,
What is a dead river?
When people start bathing, defecating, in the water gradually Algae starts growing on it’s surface and this Algae takes in oxygen dissolved in the water. Gradually due to lack of oxygen the aquatic animals starts to die then the algae too because there is then no oxygen left in the water. when this happens the river is declared DEAD
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