Tripathagamini Ganga

Contents: Part I: In scriptures, Puranas, Literature. 1. Introduction. 2. Ganga. 3. Brahma’s Kamandal. 4. Birth of Ganga. 5. Why Ganga came down to earth? 6. Vishnupadi. 7. Story of Bhagiratha. 8.  Pride of Ganga. 9. Flight of stairs to heaven. 10. Some more stories. 11. Devi, Ambe and Nadi. 12. Ganga Mahatmya, 13. Praise in Puranas and … 14. Hymns/Poems mesmerize. 15. Impressions of foreigners. 16. Captivating charm. 17. Sweet nectar. 18. Splendour and magnificence. 19. Rites and prohibitions. 20. All pervasive divinity.  21. River as divinity. 22. From ‘here to eternity’. Part II: Dwi Pathage Ganga: In Geology and Geography (Past and Present). 1. Geological origin of Ganga. 2. Ganga basin. 3. Source of Ganga. 4. Flow of Bhagirathi. 5. Flow of Alaknanda. 6. Flow of Mandakini. 7. Flow of Ganga. 8. Haridwar to Prayag (Sangam). 9. Flow of Yamuna. 10. Sangam to Hajipur. 11. Patna to Rajmahal. 12. Farakka to Ganga Sagar. 13. Other tributaries. 14. Bengal and deltas. 15. Ganga-civilization. Part III: Present Problems and Prospects. Prelude. 1. The story of pollution. 2. Importance of Ganga. 3. Quality of water. 4. Problems of Ganga. 5. Domestic demand and sewage. 6. Industrial effluents. 7. Agriculture and irrigation. 8. Solid waste. 9. Traditional and social pollution. 10. Receding glaciers. 11. Breaking fragile Himalayas. 12. Free flow of rivers. 13. Endangered species. 14. Pollution load. 15. Action plans to Clean Ganga. 16. Ganga action plan a failure – some examples. 17. National Ganga River Basin Authority. 18. Hill states and hydro power. 19. Development in Hills and HEPs. 20. HEPs in Uttarakhand. 21. Tehri Dam on Shaky grounds?. Annexures. Bibliography.