River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts was 2.86 km. If Ganga/Padma actually merges with Bhagirathi due to the natural tendency, it will lead to flood and catastrophe in the entire Bhagirathi basin. Bhagirathi water remains at a higher elevation than the river Ganga/Padma during lean season and if they merge the water of the feeder canal will flow through Padma to Bangladesh defeating the very purpose of the Farakka Project." River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts focusses on river bank erosion along the main channel of the Ganges in Malda
Save Ganga Movement been very bent on the issue of the holy river, and has promised the Parliament of India to get the holy river clean and out of misery, as the density of coli-form bacteria have risen from 5,000 per 100ml to 58,000 per 100ml, which is 121.6 over the acceptable limit. So far, Rs 20,000 crore has gone into the cleaning of the Ganga. From household waste to construction debris, from used irrigation water containing fertilizer and pesticides to industrial waste, from people bathing in the river to ashes immersed in it, the Ganga is abused. ABCD Shri. Modi has offered