Ganga Mahasabha is an Indian organisation working for the conservation of

Ganges river The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

, founded by

Madan Mohan Malviya Madan Mohan Malaviya ( (25 December 1861 — 12 November 1946) was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and politician notable for his role in the Indian independence movement. He was president of the Indian National Congress four times a ...

in 1905. National River Ganga Act 2012- aimed at addressing pollution in the river Ganges- was proposed by the Mahasabha but not drafted by the Indian government.

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