Bloomberg's Investigation into a Decade of Efforts to Clean India's Ganges River

A Bloomberg News investigation examines the current condition of the Ganges, the river that supports roughly 600 million people and a large share of India's economy. The reporting combines a decade of satellite imagery, on-the-ground visits to key cities, and independent water testing to assess how the cleanup program has progressed.

■ The Ganges cleanup program
- The river's economic and spiritual role in India
- Namami Gange's funding, targets and progress to date
■ On-the-ground reporting
- Site visits to Haridwar, Kanpur and Varanasi
- Sewage drains, tannery operations and riverbed work
■ Satellite data and water testing
- A decade-long look at turbidity, algae and water temperature
- Independent tests of river, irrigation and groundwater samples
- Health concerns reported by downstream communities

環境問題やインドの水資源に関心がある方、リサーチやニュース比較の材料を探している方に向いています。衛星データと現地検証を組み合わせる調査手法や、流域全体を俯瞰する視点が得られます。視聴前には関連する報道を確認しておき、河川汚染と経済成長をめぐる論点を押さえておくと理解が深まります。