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Friday, March 13, 2015
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Conclusion
In our opinion,
the pollution crisis in the Ganges River will never be fully resolved. Pollutions levels are at such a high amount
that it would require an extreme amount of time and money to properly clean the
river in its entirety. In fact, amounts
of pollution will continue to rise as the country becomes more developed,
populations continue rising, and more industries and factories are placed along
the river. If actions are not taken to
help control pollution and to start cleaning up the river, ecosystems,
businesses, religious traditions, and human health will continue to be
disrupted. Some lessons to be learned from
this environmental issue are to recognize when a problem begins to get out of
control. It is important to target the
main sources of pollution and enact measures to control them prior to the
escalation at which levels of pollution in the Ganges River are at now.
Solutions
Solutions for this problem have
been growing slim, there is almost nothing solving the problem in the Ganges
River . The Ganga Action Plan in 1986 aimed to fix the pollution problem in the
river, which was led to huge costs on the government. The plan was withdrawn in March of 2000, with
little hope as population and waste was still on the rise. In December of 2004 the World Bank donated
one billion dollars over the course of 5 years for the cleanup of the river. This
includes water quality monitoring and technical assistance for city service
providers and environmental regulators. Another project is called Namani Ganga
which cost 334 million in July of 2014 which promised to clean the Ganges in
three years, though little is known about it, or what it involves. Another plan
is to dam the river between Varanasi and Hooghly, and like said before, would
dam the river off, creating energy from the river. The Ganges River is quite
difficult to clean up with current cost of technology and India’s
infrastructure. The dumping of waste, along with common use like bathing, cleaning,
and the Hindu tradition, makes it difficult to stay clean. With the growing
population and dependence on the river, India risks poisoning the water more,
if no solution is completed.
Larger Consequences of the Problem
One of the larger threats that will hit India is the access
to clean water. India is home to one of the largest populations and the access
to clean water is a growing threat. The
Ganges is the main source of water, with more that 400 million people affected
by it. With climate change, CO2 is on the rise which is increasing temperature
levels. With rising temperatures, this could affect rainfall and diminish water
levels in the future. With the lack of access to clean drinking water, and
population on the rise, this could spill news of catastrophe. The Ganges River
is a very biodiverse river, home to a rich variety of species. With the growing
population and dependence on the river for dumping, cleaning, and bathing, this
has led to the rivers pollution. The Ganges River is the 5th most polluted
river behind the Yellow River, Yamuna River, Citarum River, and Mississippi
River. Ideas have been thought up by the Modi government to set up dams, 16 to
be precise. The dams would ruin the river for the environment, as well as ruin
the spirituality of the river. If the dams were to be set up, it could turn the
river into 16 small ponds. If this were to happen, this would be a huge
consequence for the rivers ecosystem, which would make many species go extinct.
The Ganges is going to be a growing problem in the future, and many of benefits
from the river will be stripped because of human behavior. The Ganges was once
a clean river, but risks losing ecosystems and species in the future if things
don’t change.
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