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More than 900 dams, barrages and weirs have been built on Ganga.
More than 900 dams, barrages and weirs have been built on Ganga.
Gangotri has been receding since 1780, the retreat quickened after 1971. Over the last 25 yrs, Gangotri glacier has retreated more than 850 mtrs, with a recession of 76 mtrs bw 1996-99 alone.
Blue contour lines show the recession of the glacier’s terminus over time.
Blue contour lines show the recession of the glacier’s terminus over time.
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Ganga Aarti was started by Mahamana Malviya in 1916 as part of the movement for an uninterrupted Ganga.
British agreed to the Hindu demand that the incessant flow of Ganga would never be interfered with.
People participating in Ganga Aarti must remember this.
Ganga Aarti was started by Mahamana Malviya in 1916 as part of the movement for an uninterrupted Ganga.
British agreed to the Hindu demand that the incessant flow of Ganga would never be interfered with.
People participating in Ganga Aarti must remember this.
During the British rule, no construction work over Ganga could be undertaken without prior permission of the Hindu society. What changed in 1947? anyone?
