Comments on: The Ganga Dream http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html India Travel Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maureen Lopez http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-3828 Maureen Lopez Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:10:47 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-3828 Your aticle is really gives us nice information. Varanasi is a relegious place for hindus. Varanasi also commonly known as Benares, is a city situated on the left (west) bank of the River Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Senthoo. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Your aticle is really gives us nice information. Varanasi is a relegious place for hindus. Varanasi also commonly known as Benares, is a city situated on the left (west) bank of the River Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Senthoo. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.

]]> By: Arun http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-3142 Arun Mon, 18 May 2009 02:42:11 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-3142 Yes Jon, she is indeed a beautiful river. My concerns for swimming upstream doesn't come from worries of cleanliness, but my lack of confidence in swimming in the flow. :) It is a river easy to fall in love with. The self-cleaning nature of Ganga is apparently proven with some scientific experiments too. But downstream, so much trash goes into, the limit is reached. Yes Jon, she is indeed a beautiful river. My concerns for swimming upstream doesn’t come from worries of cleanliness, but my lack of confidence in swimming in the flow. :) It is a river easy to fall in love with. The self-cleaning nature of Ganga is apparently proven with some scientific experiments too. But downstream, so much trash goes into, the limit is reached.

]]> By: Jon http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-3140 Jon Mon, 18 May 2009 01:31:07 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-3140 Swimming in the Ganga upstream of Rishikesh is definitely OK/safe - I wouldn't purposely swallow any of the water, but I've inadvertently done so and had no ill effects. There are stories about the Ganga's ability to "self clean" and, given the amount of human waste I've seen going into it, there's got to be something to these stories. I've never seen the river as far downstream as Varanasi, but people do go in and survive. That said, doesn't Varanasi have a high rate of waterborne illness? One just needs to be careful about ingesting. She is a beautiful river! Jon Swimming in the Ganga upstream of Rishikesh is definitely OK/safe – I wouldn’t purposely swallow any of the water, but I’ve inadvertently done so and had no ill effects. There are stories about the Ganga’s ability to “self clean” and, given the amount of human waste I’ve seen going into it, there’s got to be something to these stories. I’ve never seen the river as far downstream as Varanasi, but people do go in and survive. That said, doesn’t Varanasi have a high rate of waterborne illness? One just needs to be careful about ingesting.

She is a beautiful river!

Jon

]]> By: Anonymous http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1289 Anonymous Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:55:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1289 Who are you dreamer of the river? I typed to a yahoo search, who knows why??? well impatient really! So, i typed in: where is my dream man in the ganga river? and your beautiful dream blog came up! Best wishes, perhaps see you there.<br/>peace love blessings<br/>Lavanya<br/>ps there are these awsome music collection, music of the ganges, 3 discs of someones recordings of music while travelling down the river, raw beautiful sound. Who are you dreamer of the river? I typed to a yahoo search, who knows why??? well impatient really! So, i typed in: where is my dream man in the ganga river? and your beautiful dream blog came up! Best wishes, perhaps see you there.
peace love blessings
Lavanya
ps there are these awsome music collection, music of the ganges, 3 discs of someones recordings of music while travelling down the river, raw beautiful sound.

]]> By: krishna tirumal kumar http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1288 krishna tirumal kumar Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:03:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1288 great stuff !!! <br/><br/>Am waiting to visit the ganga soon this year great stuff !!!

Am waiting to visit the ganga soon this year

]]> By: Mehul Vansdadiya http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1287 Mehul Vansdadiya Tue, 13 May 2008 07:47:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1287 This is the only exhaustive blog I have found on the internet. Keep it up! This is the only exhaustive blog I have found on the internet. Keep it up!

]]> By: Arun http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1286 Arun Sat, 10 May 2008 06:11:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1286 @backpakker, you seem to have a long list :)<br/><br/>@matt, it depends on which part of Ganga; at some places it should be.<br/><br/>@sanjay, thanks for the info. Kanpur is another city that contributes significantly.<br/><br/>@tzuche, thanks. Hopefully I will swim in Rishikesh. @backpakker, you seem to have a long list :)

@matt, it depends on which part of Ganga; at some places it should be.

@sanjay, thanks for the info. Kanpur is another city that contributes significantly.

@tzuche, thanks. Hopefully I will swim in Rishikesh.

]]> By: tzuche http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1285 tzuche Fri, 09 May 2008 06:47:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1285 If it's really your dream you should just do it next time when you are there. Swimming and bathing in Ganga river in Varanasi is also one of my dreams, luckily I did it on 2006.<br/><br/>tzuche If it’s really your dream you should just do it next time when you are there. Swimming and bathing in Ganga river in Varanasi is also one of my dreams, luckily I did it on 2006.

tzuche

]]> By: sanjay http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1284 sanjay Thu, 08 May 2008 19:10:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1284 The dam at Haridwar built by the British in 1854 to irrigate the surrounding land, diverts much of the Himalayan snowmelt into the Upper Ganges Canal. This caused severe deterioration to the water flow in the Ganga, and is a major cause for the decay of Ganga as an inland waterway.<br/><br/>A total of 146 industries are located along the river Ganga between Rishikesh and Prayagraj (Allahabad). Under the Ganga Action Plan Phase II, 82 industries have installed Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) and are reported to be complying with the standards. Another 35 have ceased operations altogether.<br/><br/>Between the same two cities, there are 132 drains dumping untreated sewage in the Ganga. Under GAP-II, the plan is to treat approximately 65% of the domestic pollution load of the river. A sewage treatment capacity of 933 million litres per day (mld.) has been created so far. The latest being a loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for undertaking the pollution abatement works of the river at Varanasi. The dam at Haridwar built by the British in 1854 to irrigate the surrounding land, diverts much of the Himalayan snowmelt into the Upper Ganges Canal. This caused severe deterioration to the water flow in the Ganga, and is a major cause for the decay of Ganga as an inland waterway.

A total of 146 industries are located along the river Ganga between Rishikesh and Prayagraj (Allahabad). Under the Ganga Action Plan Phase II, 82 industries have installed Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) and are reported to be complying with the standards. Another 35 have ceased operations altogether.

Between the same two cities, there are 132 drains dumping untreated sewage in the Ganga. Under GAP-II, the plan is to treat approximately 65% of the domestic pollution load of the river. A sewage treatment capacity of 933 million litres per day (mld.) has been created so far. The latest being a loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for undertaking the pollution abatement works of the river at Varanasi.

]]> By: Nomadic Matt http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/2008/05/ganga-dream.html/comment-page-1#comment-1283 Nomadic Matt Thu, 08 May 2008 15:23:00 +0000 http://indiatravelblogarun.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-ganga-dream/#comment-1283 is it safe to swim in ganges? is it safe to swim in ganges?

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