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Video: Indian river under threat
UN climate report says glaciers feeding the river Ganges may disappear in 20 years.
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2009 08:56 GMT



The Ganges, or Ganga, is the lifeblood of the Indian subcontinent, feeding water to hundreds of millions of people.

But the river's future is under threat.

A UN climate report indicates that the Himalayan glaciers, which feed the Ganges, may disappear in 20 years.

Al Jazeera's Hamish Macdonald reports from the north Indian city of Varanasi.
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