Ganges is a major river of India and it is one of the longest rivers of the world, over 2,525 kms long. It passes through 29 cities and 70 towns. It also has stood as the economic lifeline and the elixir of life on the fertile plains of North India. The Hindu personified river Ganges as Goddess and ‘mother’. In Hindu mythology, it is believed that its waters have extraordinary powers. Indians come to this holy river of nectar to perform the holy dip to wash away their sins. Some come to the Ganga to submerge the ashes of their…