River Ganga Gets A Living Person's Identity By Uttarakhand HC & It Calls For A Celebration!
Only recently, New Zealand's parliament laid to rest a 160-year-old campaign and offered its?Whanganui River legal personhood.?
Today, Indians have found their own reason to celebrate because the Uttarakhand High Court has declared river Ganga the 'first living entity of India'.?
In other words, river Ganga, which is the most revered water body in the country, will be recognised as a living, breathing person.?
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According to Jansatta, river Yamuna has also been declared as a living entity. Together, both the rivers will now be awarded all human rights as provided in our Indian Constitution.
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Well, it was about time that the most sacred of all Indian rivers - that are often called the country's 'dying goddesses' - were bestowed with this honour.?
