I have found some terrible pictures about the pollution of the Ganges River in India. Have a look on this:
(I don`t want to post a picture of the dead people...)
How can a river be so polluted and disgusting? Factories funnel their sewage to the river. Furthermore the Ganges has an immense religious meaning for the Hindus. They cremate the dead bodies and throw the ash into the river for reincarnation. The dead bodies of babies or cattle are thrown in the river without burning them before with the hope, that the soul will be safed and can go up in the heaven.
As a result of this pollution the toxicity of the Ganges River goes sky high. Tragically the water of the river serves as drinking water for the cities and villages along the river and because of its religious significance the Hindus take a bath in the river, wash their clothes and even brush their teeth while dead bodies float by.
I also saw a shocking video in which children „played“ with a dead body and push it with sticks in front of their boat.
The problems of pollution escalated so far because the Hindus can not accept that their holy river brings them illness and death. I wonder how people can ignore that and let their children play in it...
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