The upper reaches of the Ganges. On the left, a hilly riverbank can be seen; on the right, there is a rocky riverbank. A small blue boat with people inside is travelling down the river.

Aid for “Mother Ganga”

AsiaErika Schow

World Water Day on 22 March – measuring the water quality of the Ganges is the focus of a PTB development cooperation project India’s holiest river is considered the embodiment of a river goddess and is also often called by the same name: Mother Ganga. According to Hindu belief, whoever bathes in the river will…