Ganga has always been more than just an ordinary river. For most Indians she is alos a goddess. Bathing in her is said to dissolve all sin, her water can cure illness, and to die on her banks is to ensure being freed from the eyele of death and rebirth. Yet there remains a paradox: although Indians are devoted to Ganga, they alos exploit her witnout rsmose .Much of her water has been siphoned off for irrigation, toxic chemicals are dumped into her, and dams and barrages have been built on her course causing immense damage. Ganga is in danger of dying - but if the river dies, will the goddess die too?