... a major part in the economic, social and cultural aspects in people's lives. People bathe in the Ganges River, believing it is a "direct route to heaven". This adds to its high pollution. Towns and industry dump a lot of waste into the waters. When the water is past a large industrial center, Kanpur, it's load of human, animal, and industrial waste becomes immense. For ... every litre of water, there is 50mg of water pollution. This is 17 times higher than the limit. Organisms like fish have a slower rate of bacterial processing. It threatens rare species of fish, dolphins and soft-shel...

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