River of life, river of death : the Ganges and India's future /

India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India. The waterway that has nourished more people than any on earth for three millennia is now so polluted with sewage and toxic waste that it has become a menace to human and animal health. Victor Mallet traces the holy river from sour...

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Main Author:	Mallet, Victor, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:	Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) > Environmental conditions. Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh) > History. Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh) > Religious life and customs.