The River The Ganga The Ganges River has always been known as a religious icon in the world. The River is known as a spiritual center because the people of India rely on the river for most life functions in the area. The uses in India for the river are nearly endless; the main functions of the river are Agricultural use‚ Industry‚ as an energy source‚ transportation‚ Drinking‚ bathing‚ and baptisms. Along the river there are also many
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Math Skills Lab High School • Math Skills Lab is taken in addition to a student’s core math course. • Math Skills Lab‚ at the high school level‚ is typically offered in conjunction with a specific core math course (i.e.‚ if a student is enrolled in Conceptual Math they take Conceptual Math Skills Lab). • A students’ placement is primarily based on their level of mathematics achievement as measured by the spring Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). Purpose: 1. To provide pre-teaching
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called the Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा Hindi: गंगा Urdu: گنگا Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gônga)‚ is the second largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. Ganges river is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographists to Historians and Mythologists regard Ganges as the heart of Indian culture‚ tradition and living. Geography[change | change source] The government declared that the Ganges river between Allahabad and Haldia is National-Waterway No.1. The river has many
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3000 WORDS | | WHY IS GANGA CONSIDERED A HOLY RIVER | CONTENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION ABSTARCT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE INTRODUCTION MAIN BODY 1. Analysis of Methods 2. Observations & Findings 3. Inconsistencies of Research EMERGING INSIGHTS SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY FILMOGRAPHY COMMENTS AUTHOR’S DECLARATION I declare that the work in this dissertation
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e Ganges‚ or as it known in India‚ the Ganga‚ is a river of stories. Scholars have collected many tales about this river that springs from a dozen sources on the roof of the world. Each of the stories shares the theme that Ganga‚ daughter of the Himalaya‚ is persuaded to shed her purifying waters on the sinful Earth and thus bring salvation to humanity. The Ganga is the great collector of Himalayan snows. The many sources of the Ganga flow south and east from melting glaciers in these highlands
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The River Born in the lap of the Himalayas‚ I have been flowing towards the sea for ages‚ through hills and valleys and planes by earning love and good wishes of all whom I meet on my long way. I am a river‚ a dancing maid‚ who knows not how to tarry for a while. When I was given this eternal flow I remember not‚ and when it will end is a mystery to me. This much I know that I was given my birth to serve the earth with her animate or inanimate creations. My life is a dedicated one‚ meant to
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Born in the lap of the Himlayas‚ I have been flowing towards the sea for ages‚ through hills and valleys and planes by earning love and good wishes of all whom I meet on my long way.I am a river‚ a dancing maid‚ who knows not how to tarry for a while. When I was given this eternal flow I remember not‚ and when it will end is a mystery to me. This much I know that I was given my birth to serve the earth with her animate or inanimate creations. My life is a dedicated one‚ meant to purify the filth
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The Ganga Project Introduction “Throwing her head in a swirl of ice spray‚ in pride and defiance creeping round lovingly some favoured rock to rush down joyously over the boulders hurling herself with a mighty shout over some great precipice…smiling and dancing in the morning sunlight and dark and gloomy and full of mysteries in the evening shadow‚ a narrow‚ slow and graceful stream in the winter‚ vast and roaring during the monsoon.”- Jawaharlal Nehru. The Ganga is the most sacred river
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Ganga Action Plan 1. An action plan‚ popularly known as “Ganga Action Plan” (GAP) for immediate reduction of pollution load on the river Ganga was prepared by Department of Environment (now Ministry of Environment & Forests) in December 1984 on the basis of a survey on Ganga basin carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 1984. 2. To oversee the implementation of the GAP and lay down policies and programmes‚ Government of India constituted the Central Ganga Authority (CGA) under the
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Ganga Action Plan-A critical analysis The Ganga River Ganga is not an ordinary river. It is a life-line‚ a symbol of purity and virtue for countless people of India. Ganga is a representative of all other rivers in India. Millions of Ganga devotees and lovers still throng to the river just to have a holy dip‚ Aachman (Mouthful with holy water)‚ and absolve themselves of sins. We Indians are raised to consider Ganga as a goddess‚ as sacred. We tell our children and grandchildren the stories
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