What was the purpose of the Ganges Action Plan that began in the 1980s?

1986 with the main objective of pollution abatement, to improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river. The other objectives of the Ganga Action Plan are as under.

How do Hindus deal with the bodies of those who have died and how does that affect the Ganges?

Majority of Hindus are cremated and placed in the river after being burned by Dalits along the ghats leading into their goddess’ body. These ashes are keeping the river from being clean, and many of the people who drink the water are also basically ingesting dead people, a disgusting thought.

What is the water problem in the Ganges river?

The River Ganges is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the Ganges. But pollution, dams and removal of too much water (mostly for agriculture) have affected the flow and health of this vital river.

What is a common reason for pollution in both the Ganges River and the Yangtze River?

The answer is yes. Industrial wastewater discharge, agricultural chemical fertilizer, sediment accumulation, ship garbage and acid rain were the main Yangtze River pollution causes. Only in 2016, there were 35.32 billion ton waste water flowed into the Yangtze River.

Is the Yangtze River still polluted?

China’s Yangtze River, the third-longest in the world, is now so polluted that nearly half the people who depend on it are without safe drinking water. Residents along China’s Yangtze River are faced with a deadly choice. The Yangtze is China’s largest and the world’s third-longest river.

Is the Yellow River polluted?

Severe pollution has made one-third of China’s Yellow river unusable, according to new research. Known as the country’s “mother river”, it supplies water to millions of people in the north of China. But in recent years the quality has deteriorated due to factory discharges and sewage from fast-expanding cities.

Why is the Yangtze River important to China?

The Yangtze is the most important river of China. It is the country’s principal waterway, and its basin is China’s great granary and contains nearly one-third of the national population.

Why are rivers important to China?

China has two major river systems that provided fertile soil and safe drinking water. The early people called the rivers in China “The Great Sorrow”. That’s because each spring the rivers would overflow their banks. The Yangtze River had high banks which kept the homes built on high ground safe.

What are the 3 major rivers in China?

Among all the over thousands rivers, Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River are the major three rivers in China.

Which is the second largest river in China?

List of longest rivers of Asia

	River	Length
		mi
1	Yangtze (Cháng Jiāng)	3,915
2	Yellow River (Huang He)	3,395
3	Mekong	3,050

Why does the Yellow River have the highest load?

In some years the bulk of the river’s volume comes from its tributaries. In the upstream areas the main source is snowfall in the mountains, with the high-water level occurring in the spring. The highest water levels in the middle and lower parts of the river occur in July and August.

What is the Yellow River used for today?

The Yellow River is the most important water resource for the dry north of China, playing an irreplaceable role in economic development, and agriculture. Since 1960 over 14 dams have been constructed on the river for hydroelectric power, which is vital to northern China’s infrastructure.