The Holy River Ganges and its tubulences

Saving Ganges is saving India—culturally speaking, Ganges is very close to the Indian soul and heart.It starts from Gangotri Glacier;it runs 2500 km and flows into the Bay of Bengal.The river personified as Goddess Ganges rises from the Himalayas and is sacred to all Hindus of India. It symbolically gives life to the people of India and hence is called “mother Ganges” Land and the river belongs to the people who believe in it.River Ganges is worshiped and revered, it is very important in the religious  life of all  Hindus. A special task force has been made to clean the holy river and restore it to its pristine state. The task force has promised to clean by the year 2020 entirely.1000 crores of Rupees was allocated by the government to clean the river, but nothing has been done yet.reports from the task force say that 40% of the pollution in the Ganges is due to sewage dumped in it. And the rest is due to industrial wastes, refineries, tanneries which use the river as a disposal system. 17 dams have been made and are giving hydro power,14 dams are under construction and 39 projects are being developed.Dams built at 'Rishikesh' might change the course of the river, which would not be agreeable to the Indian people.The fishing community which depends on the river's ecology will be affected first.They would have to find a new way of living, fish cannot go past dams. Barrage and storing the river in artificial lakes will affect the flow of the river. The white waters or the fresh oxygenated water as it makes its way down the steep mountains and rocky terrain infuses it with abundance of fish, but dams slow down the river and therefore fishes cannot live in it. Tunnels have been carved to channelize the rivers waters through canals, this will reduce the water in the river considerably. What will become of the Ganges if the water is reduced? There should be a Ganges to worship as the evening 'arti' or 'puja' is done on the town and villages through which the river passes.Hindus will not allow that to happen. There is going to be BIG COMPLAINTS FROM THE HINDUS if further plans reduce its waters.They might protest. We must declare all the areas though which Ganges passes through as ecological reserves.What will happen to future of the Ganges in tomorrow's India when development will be clashing with people's faith?i