Prayagraj, Feb. 22 -- Despite over 60 crore visitors and countless holy dips during Mahakumbh, the Ganga remains completely germ-free.

According to a study conducted by a leading scientist reveals that Ganga is the world's only freshwater river where 1,100 types of bacteriophages naturally purify the water by eliminating pollution and killing 50 times more germs than their number, even altering their RNA.

Padma Shri Dr. Ajay Sonkar, who APJ Abdul Kalam once praised, has unveiled a ground-breaking revelation about Ganga water at Mahakumbh. The top scientist likens Ganga's power to seawater, crediting its bacteriophages for eliminating pollution and harmful bacteria before vanishing themselves. Known as Ganga's 'security guard,' these bac...