It is worshipped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha
(In Indian religions and Indian philosophy, moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti,[1] means emancipation, liberation or release.[2] In the soteriological and eschatological sense, it connotes freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.[3] In the epistemological and psychological sense, moksha connotes freedom, self-realization and self-knowledge.)
The Ganges River Pollution is now at such a high level that the amount of toxins, chemicals and other dangerous bacteria found in the river are now almost 3000 times over the limit suggested by the WHO as 'safe '.
The river directly and indirectly affects the largest population of any river in the world with over more than 420 million people who rely on it for food, water, bathing and agriculture. And that is not to mention the tens of Millions of pilgrims who venture to India 's most holy of rivers each year to bathe and worship.
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The amount has more than doubled in the last 20 years and experts predict another 100% increase in the following 20 years.
The rapid explosion of India 's population in the last 25 years coupled with lax regulations on industry has put a huge strain on the river leading to an explosion in Ganges river