With an absolutely minimum human presence around the rivers in India due to the coronavirus lockdown, the waters of Ganga in Haridwar, Varanasi and Rishikesh have seen a drastic improvement in its quality. As mentioned in a report by Times of India, Ganga in Rishikesh is now fit for drinking after disinfection and shows a crystal clear quality like never before while flowing through Haridwar.

    People all across the country have welcomed this change assessing how just a few days of nationwide lockdown did what years of efforts, lots of money and innumerable campaigns launched to clean Ganga, couldn’t do. The report in the daily quoted RK Kathait, the regional officer of the State Pollution Control Board saying how the major reason behind the change in water quality of Ganga is ‘the lack of human activities.’ Ever since the lockdown was announced on March 24, no pilgrims have been visiting these religious places. Those who are there are restricted to their homes making the twin holy city of Haridwar and Rishikesh look cleaner and more magical. 

Source: https://www.india.com/viral/ganga-in-rishikesh-becomes-fit-for-drinking-and-shines-like-diamond-in-haridwar-netizens-share-stunning-pictures-3999338/