Contents
List of Abbreviations vi;
List of Tables. Vii;
List of Figures vii;
Acknowledgment viii;
Introduction 1;
Research Objectives 3;
Research Questions 3;
Research Methodology 3;
Understanding Ganga 6;
Understanding the Course of Ganga 6;
What Makes Ganga Unique? 8;
The Significance of Ganga in Contemporary Times 10;
Understanding the Magnitude of Pollution in Ganga. 12;
Understanding the Perspectives 14;
Governance Perspective 15;
Ganga Action Plan 16;
National Ganga River Basin Authority 35;
Namami Gange 41;
Legal Perspective 60;
Interrupting the Ecological Flow 62;
Industrial Pollution (Focus on tanneries in Kanpur). 68;
Evaluating the Historic Judgement of Uttarakhand High Court 74;
Religious Perspective 81;
Kumbh Mela 82;
Religious practices in Varanasi 85;
Policy Recommendations 88;
Conclusion 91;
Appendix 93;
Bibliography 95.