save ganga

The way our population increased it is difficult that ganga will take all the load to disburse wastes and pollutants.When population was low all the economic development and agricultural developments happened at the banks of Ganga and Yamuna in northern india from centuries.
It was assumed that ganga has lot of curative powers and it can cure anyone who touched her.If we look at the reasoning behind it the path that it traverses from himalaya till the northern plains it traverses through himalaya's and the hills and forests of Uttarakhand.Anyway these hills and forests have plants with lot of medicinal value.Maybe that is the reason which justifies the healing and medicinal properties.
It is believed that bathing on certain occasions in Ganga specially at Haridwar,Allahabad and Kashi relieves the persons from sins and helps to attain salvation.Its still a practice today specially in hindus that after the death ganga water is put is poured in mouth so that person achieves moksha.
It also retains a high level of oxygen in the water but the reasons unknown so far.Probably that is the reason why all the hindus keep Ganga Jal in their homes and use it for purification of house from time to time and other important occasions.
But in todays context all these doesnt have mach relevance.If we see the major polluting places it is mainly Haridwar,Kanpur, Allahabad and Varansi. Haridwar is mainly affected with human pollutants like bathing and perfoming the last rites.In Kanpur which is a major cause of worry because of leather industry passing their wastage in the river and which will ultimately be main reason for people loosing their faith and river ganga loosing it sheen and charm which was held since vedic days.

Government of India announced the Ganga Action Plan with crores of rupees fund to cleanse river Ganga.But nothing happened so war.Its a same state of affairs.We are in process of loosing a way of life,a civilisation and a great culture like Kartik Snan,Kumbh,Chatt Puja etc.
We need to seriously look at this and put all our efforts to preserve the heritage.Gift of King Bhagirath and blessings of all the gods specially Loed Vishnu to Ganga Maiya has to be preserved for the future generation.