If the Ganges River is supposed to be sacred in India, then why are people getting sick from it?

Answer 1

*First check out yr source before making the abv statement !!!!!!!!
I think u r grossly misinformed abt it ; no one is geting sick from the ganges ;
But yes, maybe they are getting sick because of the polllution & dirt that has accumulated around that region & also due to negligence towards personal hygeine.

Answer 2

It is the pollution caused by discharge of untreated waste water from Industries and the discharge of untreated sewage into the river. Rivers like Ganges have to some extent natural pitrification capabilities and had withstood for years. With growing pollution, Ganges is put to ultimate test and often it has failed, resulting in people getting sick.

For business community and Political community, sacred is only in words. If these are committed, Ganges will retain its glory. In the near future, I do not see that happening.

If the whole stretch of Ganga is pure, my lifetime dream has realised.

Answer 3

Do u have any idea how many factories are built at its bank or how much industrial waste is mixed in it. Pollution is high. Now things are changing people are aware of that it is only time this problem is treated.

Ganges is Holy river. Its has very rich histroy behind it. It is believed as the river which flows down from heaven. It has many medicinal values. Water is researched for it uniquness.

If people are Getting sick it must be because of pollution, which is really caused due to mans greed.

Answer 4

GANGA (Ganges) is a SACRED river. Please note that NO ONE IS GETTING SICK by taking bath in the river or using the water of the river. You have got wrong information. Ofcourse Ganga is polluted on its course at several places like Varanasi, Haridwar and various other places where people wash their SINS, but Ganga is always pure and even the pollutions made by drainage systems etc., vanish in the course.

You need to know more about Ganga. Plese read -

According to Hindus the river Ganga (feminine) is sacred. It is worshipped by Hindus and personified as a goddess, who holds an important place in the Hindu religion. Hindu belief holds that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the forgiveness of sins and helps attain salvation. Many people believe that this will come from bathing in Ganga at any time. People travel from distant places to immerse the ashes of their kin in the waters of the Ganga; this immersion also is believed to send the ashes to heaven. Several places sacred to Hindus lie along the banks of the river Ganga, including Haridwar and Kashi. People carry sacred water from the Ganges that is sealed in copper pots after making the pilgrimage to Kashi. It is believed that drinking water from the Ganga with one's last breath will take the soul to heaven.

Hindus also believe life is incomplete without bathing in the Ganga at least once in their lifetime. In most Hindu families, a vial of water from the Ganga is kept in every house. This is done because it is auspicious to have water of the Holy Ganga in the house, and also if someone is dying, that person will be able to drink its water. Many Hindus believe that the water from the Ganga can cleanse a person's soul of all past sins, and that it can also cure the ill. The ancient scriptures mention that the water of Ganges carries the blessings of Lord Vishnu's feet; hence Mother Ganges is also known as Vishnupadi, which means "Emanating from the Lotus feet of Supreme Lord Sri Vishnu."

Some of the most important Hindu festivals and religious congregations are celebrated on the banks of the river Ganga such as the Kumbh Mela and the Chhat Puja.

It has hundreds of temples along the banks of the Ganga which often get flooded during the rains. This city, especially along the banks of the Ganga, is an important place of worship for the Hindus as well as a cremation ground.-

Answer 5

i dont think people are getting sick from the Ganges.it is a holy river and everyday thousands of people take a holy dip in it asking god to forgive their sins...
scientifically speaking the Ganges has a self cleansing system and the scientists are still workin on it.
if you happen to visit the Ganges in cities like Hardwar(north India) you will find it is not as dirty as it is in like some other cities.

Answer 6

Because people from time immemorial have been washing their sins in the holy river and loaded it with all hneir sins . you know ha a clean cloth used to wipe the dirt from something ,becomes dirty after being used to wipe the dirt .. so is the river jamuna in Delhi also .Saraswathy escaped by getting burried under the earth .

Answer 7

It is as simple as that, Is earth treated as sacred or not, then why global warming becoming reason for species vanish.
It is all man made, whatever you give to nature, you will get back the same. Don't disturb anything in nature, it won't disturb you.

Answer 8

It's because for years people have been polluting it without thought, and there are no government programs to curb pollution and littering. Just because something's sacred doesn't mean it can't die...

Answer 9

WHAT NONSENSE! NOBODY I KNOW HAS GOT SICK BECAUSE OF THE PIOUS GANGA ,EVEN THOSE WHO LIVE IN HARIDWAR. UR QUESTION ITSELF IS WRONG.

Answer 10

or is it like the americans who have food/all the cows they want, eat it and then barf it up? sweet.