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with hilsa fish declining ganga losing its silver sheen

With Hilsa Fish Declining, Ganga Losing its Silver Sheen

The Hilsa that once swam all the way from the Bay of Bengal to Delhi to titillate the palate of Mughal royalty now finds the Ganga so dirty that it cannot swim upriver for more than 75 km.