What is the importance of rivers in India?

Answer 1

River ganga is know as mother of all river and its water is meant sacred by Hindu people. They belive that if a person wants to exculpate himself he should go to river ganga and take bath in it with true heart ask for acquittal then ganga water washed all his sin and he can be granted moksh i.e. ulitmate freedom from the cycle of worldy things

Answer 2

Lots of disturbing stuff; for brushing teeth; washing clothes (some hotels near rivers actually go and put clothes in washing mahices and the clothes go in the river!!!); taking a bath; and when a family member dies, they burn them in fire over the river (and some people sit in the water to collect people's ashes and gold teeth [if they have some].

Answer 3

Transport, hydro-electricity, fishing, water supply, irrigation etc.

Answer 4

The Ganges River is the most important river in India

Answer 5

The Ganges River is considered to be a holy river by the Hindus. It also plays an important role in tourism, food and irrigation.