Flesh-eating turtles to rid the Ganges of decomposing bodies?
#1 Feb 6th, 2018, 01:15
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Someone asked me about what she should wear to jump into the Ganges at Varanasi as I said, nah, girl..... 
But anyway, these might help eventually (she said facetiously.) What do you think?
"....the government has launched some pretty outlandish plans, including breeding thousands of flesh-eating turtles to deal with the 200 tons of half-cremated, decomposing bodies that Hindus place in the river at Varanasi every year, and commissioning an official pop anthem for the river to rouse patriotic sentiment.
With a growing scandal on its hands, Narendra Modi’s government is scrambling to finish planned Ganges projects before the 2019 general elections."
Talk about teenage mutant ninja turtles.

But anyway, these might help eventually (she said facetiously.) What do you think?

"....the government has launched some pretty outlandish plans, including breeding thousands of flesh-eating turtles to deal with the 200 tons of half-cremated, decomposing bodies that Hindus place in the river at Varanasi every year, and commissioning an official pop anthem for the river to rouse patriotic sentiment.
With a growing scandal on its hands, Narendra Modi’s government is scrambling to finish planned Ganges projects before the 2019 general elections."
Talk about teenage mutant ninja turtles.

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"When you are truly genuine there will invariably be people who do not accept you. And in that case, you must be your own badass self, without apology." -- Katie Goodman
Too funny! When we were last in Varanasi - probably 10 years ago - the young man guiding our boat told us then all about the turtles and how they were keeping the Ganges clean. He very sincerely believed it.

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I don't know what you are talking about. The Ganges is always perfectly clean. It has the magical ability to purify itself, never mind what you dump into it. Modi is not a true Hindu if he thinks the Ganges needs to be cleaned. How dare humans aspire to help a godly river? Seriously, those people who bathe in the putrid water every day actually believe that the water is clean. Faith can enable you to see things that aren't there, and not see what is there. But perhaps it is indeed a miracle that they are able to bathe without dying horribly within 48 hours.
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