Autobiography of a River
I am a river. My name is
Ganges. I was born from Gomukh. It is in the lap of the Himalayas. I was born
thousands of years ago. I am very restless from my birth. By current is very
strong in my upper course. Here I leap from one rock to another. I have been
flowing through the hills, valleys and planes from the date of my birth.
Naturally there are different
speeds in the course of my journey. In the middle it becomes slower and in the
plains it is very slow. Here I am very wide. Here I pass through the paddy
fields, forests and thickly populated inhabitations. People of different creed
and culture have built their cities and towns on the bank of me. Many towns of
pilgrimage have also been built on my bank. I am an object of worship to the
Hindus. They bath in my sacred water and use it in different occasions. Even
the sanctity offer to the altars by sprinkling my water. I am myself a deity to
thousands of people of the country.
Boats, Steamers and Ships ply
along on my surfaced. My water is used for drinking and other purpose. In spite
of that they do not take care of me. They throw polluted articles. During the
rainy seasons my surface rises and I overflew the banks causing flood. People
suffer much. But I cannot actually be responsible for this. I am the perennial
life line of India. I have sustained the Indian civilizations. Naturally
precautions should be taken to purify my water. For this reason Ganga Action
Plan was also initiated in 1984. But all the attempts were in vain.
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