‘River Ganges is no longer polluted, the water is even suitable for bathing’; What exactly did the central government say?

New Delhi : Sources in the Ministry of Jal Shakti informed that the Ganga water is of bathing standards at all monitored locations and the level of pollution in the river is decreasing. By Rajbhushan Chaudhary, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Lok SabhaThis information was given while giving a written answer to one of the questions.

According to average water quality data from 2025 (January to August), pH and dissolved oxygen levels in the river are within bathing standards at all locations. pH (Potential of Hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid or solution by measuring the amount of hydrogen ions present in it. He said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitors the water quality of river Ganga at a total of 112 locations in five states.

Minister Chaudhary said that in terms of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), water quality in the entire river reaches of Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal meets bathing standards. However, in parts of Uttar Pradesh from Farrukhabad to Purana Rajapur in Kanpur, Dalmau in Rae Bareli and lower Mirzapur to Tarighat in Ghazipur, it does not fully meet the standards.

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The river Ganga is the most important

Sanatana Dharma has many important texts which are of special importance. This also includes the Garuda Purana. This book is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. It describes in detail what happens after a person dies. Cremation is a ritual performed after the cremation of the deceased. It means immersing the ashes and bones of the dead person cremated in the pyre. According to scriptures, ashes should be immersed only in holy rivers, of which the Ganges is said to be the most important. Time is of the essence when it comes to bone dissolution. Therefore, it is considered appropriate to bury the bones on the third day after the cremation.