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October 10, NewsCrunch
Braving freezing temperature and severe pollution, an Indian Air Force team of three has launched an expedition to swim across the entire stretch of Ganga.
The expedition named “Ganga Avahan” will cover 2,800 kms of Ganga waters from Devprayag in Uttarakhand to Ganganagar inWest Bengal and spread awareness about swachh bharat abhiyan.
Led by Wg Cdr Paramvir Singh, the 35 day expedition, is currently battling braving sharp rocks and freezing water in downstreamHimalayas .
The temperature of the water can drop to less than 10 degree Celsius.
But as the team enters the plains the nature of challenge will change. They will have to overcome pollution, debris and marine creatures like snakes and crocodiles.
Wg Cdr Paramvir Singh told The Times of India that pollution in places likeKanpur is so bad you can't even stand close to the bank.
But the IAF team plans to swim there as well to spread the swachh bharat abhiyan message.
The Ganga Avahan expedition can be followed on both Twitter and Facebook.
Braving freezing temperature and severe pollution, an Indian Air Force team of three has launched an expedition to swim across the entire stretch of Ganga.
The expedition named “Ganga Avahan” will cover 2,800 kms of Ganga waters from Devprayag in Uttarakhand to Ganganagar in
Led by Wg Cdr Paramvir Singh, the 35 day expedition, is currently battling braving sharp rocks and freezing water in downstream
The temperature of the water can drop to less than 10 degree Celsius.
But as the team enters the plains the nature of challenge will change. They will have to overcome pollution, debris and marine creatures like snakes and crocodiles.
Wg Cdr Paramvir Singh told The Times of India that pollution in places like
But the IAF team plans to swim there as well to spread the swachh bharat abhiyan message.
The Ganga Avahan expedition can be followed on both Twitter and Facebook.