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In a report by M.N. Murty and Surender Kumar (2011) it is mentioned that "Lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene results in the loss of 0.4 million lives while air pollution contributes to the death of 0.52 million people annually in India (WHO2007). Environmental factors contribute to 60 years of ill-health per 1,000 population in India compared to 54 in Russia, 37 in Brazil, and 34 in China.

The Ganges is an importance source of supporting wildlife in India.According to a study conducted by Tawqir Bashir et al (2010), The  Ganges supports about 8% of the world’s population living in its catchments (Newby 1998), directly or indirectly depending on it for their livelihood. As a result, the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica - one among the two subspecies of Platanista gangetica (the other being the Indus River Dolphin P.

The cultural signifiucnace and current ecological challenges related to the Ganga are described by ( A.K. Awasthi, 2011) in this article. 

SUBHAJYOTI DAS (2011) of  Geological Society of India in this article explains strategic areas that need greater emphasis in Ganga River basin planning.Out of the experiences drawing from cleaning of Thames and Danube following strategic action programs should be implemented.The Ganga River Basin Authority should have a Management Board drawing a number of Members from stake holders, including the public representatives and priests, NGOs, all related scientific and technical institutions or organizations, both government and non government, engaged in management and research on cons

Bathing in the Ganges is a very common activity and on certain holi occassions a large number of people take bath in the Ganges. This human activity also have serious effect on the water quality pf the river.According to a study conducted by H. Kulshrestha and S. Sharma (2006) during Aardh Kumbh (2004) ,"Mass bathing affected the transparency of water.

The Ganges is an important source sustaining biodiversity on this planet. One of the important species of fish is Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)  is found in the Ganges and conserved in a Sanctuary called Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary located in dynamic environment of the Ganges. According to  Prof (s) Sunil K. Choudhary, Brian D. Smith, Subhasis Dey, Sushant Dey and Satya Prakash from Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre, T.M.

          River rafting is a popular tourist activity and it has its own impacts on the ecology of the Ganges. Scientists (Authors Parth Sarathi Mahapatra , H.B.Vasistha  and Rajiv Pandey ) from  Forest Ecology and Environment Division of  Forest Research Institute, Dehradun ( India ) have explained different impacts of this industry on the Ganges. They argue that the “expectations from the development of River Rafting and Camping industry on the banks of The Holy Ganga have not been up to the mark.

Water Quality Standards in India. Author explains the standards and framework being used in India for monitoring the quality of different Water sources in India.

Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India , 2000. It is about unsatisfactory performance of Ganaga Action plan.