The river Ganges - worshipped in Hinduism as "Ganga Mata" or mother - is a lifeline to more than 500 million people across India. It and its tributary the Yamuna are two of the country's major rivers.
The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the ... Awareness-raising and political activity are important elements of the programme. In India, ...