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title: "If the Ganges is holy, why can't it clean itself, and who are we to do that? A recent study says that it’s so polluted that bathing in it can cause skin cancer."  
description: "If the Ganges is holy, why can't it clean itself, and who are we to do that? A recent study says that it’s so polluted that bathing in it can cause skin cancer."  
author: "twinkle das"  
published: 2018-03-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36177/if-the-ganges-is-holy-why-can-t-it-clean-itself-and-who-are-we-to-do-that-a-recent-study-says-that-it-s-so-polluted-that-bathing-in-it-can-cause-skin-cancer  
category: "rivers"  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# If the Ganges is holy, why can't it clean itself, and who are we to do that? A recent study says that it’s so polluted that bathing in it can cause skin cancer.

If the Ganges is holy, why can't it clean itself, and who are we to do that? A recent study says that it’s so polluted that bathing in it can cause [skin cancer](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126184/top-5-ways-to-prevent-skin-cancer).\


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