Eco-Scope Bihar Ganga: our  lifeline is threatened By Prof. Ashok Kumar Ghosh   The Ganga, one of the major rivers of the world, has been venerated as the holiest through the ages and is bond with countless beliefs and faiths. It occupies a unique position in the ethos of the people of India. Emotional attachment to the river and to the centers of pilgrimage on its bank runs deep among the people of India. Its water has traditionally been regarded as inexhaustible gift of nature. Recent evidences do not, however, admit of such complacency. The water resources are strained to unsustainable... 

A hope for Ganga: river panchayat movement between Gangotri and Gangasagar!   Varanasi: restoring the health of the river Ganga increasingly appears to be too important a task to be left to the planners in Delhi with their mammoth Ganga Action Plan in all its phases and aspects. If one were to avoid details and mention just one fundamental drawback with the centralized style of planning over Ganga, it would be the near absence of community involvement. On the other hand, it is well-known that governments are not very good at the task of involving communities nor do they have the required... 

Ganga receding from Banaras Ghats:  for lack of cleaning even after spending Rs 36,448 crores Varanasi: according to recent news reports and eye witnesses, river Ganga, is shifting away from its iconic Ghats.  The distance involved is not very serious yet as the river is now flowing 7-10 feet away from the banks.  One may only hope that Ganga will not do to Varanasi what it did to Patna, specifically in the Bansghat and Deegha areas where people accustomed to the glorious neighbour now see it on the horizon! It is reported that at the famous Dasaswamegh Ghat, next to Kashi Vishwanath temple,...