River Ganges: Pure Or Impure
River Ganges: Pure Or Impure
India is a land of traditions. Most of the people perform their work as per the set traditions. Apart from traditions, they deeply believe in the religious places. One of such places is the bank of River Ganges. This river holds a lot of importance for people. However, when we see its condition, the question that automatically arises is: Are all the traditions and beliefs really worth it? Hindus believe that the circle of life ends at this place. It is a pure blessing to die here. How do you see River Ganges? Pure Or Impure?
Pure
• River Ganges hold a lot more religious importance for people. Though it is polluted, but in religious terms it is the purest thing of the world.
• River Ganges is a place of tourist attraction and as per that perspective anything that brings good is pious and pure.
• The land surrounding the River Ganges is one of the most fertile lands of the country.
• River Ganges account for more than 25% of India’s total water resources making it useful, pure and important.
• As the spring comes, Himalayan snow melts and River Ganges is swelled with water. It brings life everywhere to trees, to crops and aptly explains the circle of life.
Impure
• River Ganges is a highly polluted river where people from everywhere come and fill it with unwanted stuff.
• River Ganges is becoming a concern for the government as it cannot find some right solutions to purify the river.
• Even if the government designs out a plan it will require lots of funds and efforts to clean the holiest river of the country.
• The crime rate in Varanasi as well as in Haridwar is really very high. In fact women are not at all safe in Haridwar taking away the piousness of Ganga.
• There is no proper form of control available in the two cities making it really tough for the visitors to save themselves from illegal elements.
Conclusion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has planned the Ganga Action Plan to clean the sacred river of India. The new plan will be implemented under the supervision of water resources minister. It is fact that River Ganges is an integral part of Hinduism. Still it is also necessary to analyze the things from different perspectives. It is an important resource of country that can be utilized for many other constructive purposes. And it is the moral duty of people to keep the River Ganges clean and pure in every way.
Discussion
- RE: River Ganges: Pure Or Impure -Deepa Kaushik (07/30/14)
- River Ganges has more of religious value rather than calling this just as a river. We can consider this topic under two different views – considering the river with its auspicious religious value, or considering the same as any other river body.
River Ganga is considered a holy river and this is one of the major reason for its water body getting more and more polluted day-by-day. The number of people taking a holy dip per day, the number of people dissolving the cremated ash of the body of their loved ones, in addition to the dead bodies being burnt and dragged into the river; every other feature adds on to its pollution. Government is facing serious issues in cleaning this water body to avoid the spread of various diseases through its water.
On the other hand, this holy river is bound by lots of good beliefs and traditions. This river like other big river bodies makes the land on its banks fertile and has rich resources filled within it. The river yields plenty benefits to the human kind, now its our duty to repay the nature by maintaining its purity and avoid polluting its water body further due to our superstitious beliefs.
