36DOT22 — River • Ganges

River • Ganges

»The Ganges (/ˈɡændʒiːz/) (in India: Ganga (/ˈɡʌŋɡə/); in Bangladesh: Padma (/ˈpʌdmə/)) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.[...]The Ganges is threatened by severe pollution. This poses a danger not only to humans but also to animals. The levels of fecal coliform bacteria from human waste in the river near Varanasi are more than a hundred times the Indian government's official limit.«