River rafting on the Ganga brings scores of adventure & nature enthusiasts and each year closer to the outdoors, and nature pursuits. This is now an endangered activity. The river rafting section on the Ganga is the only eco-tourism activity being conducted amidst the hydro-project centric engineering activity that dots the State of Uttarakhand.
Recent public interest litigation against indiscriminate licensing and pollution of the Ganga by rafting camps has been in the news lately. However, this tells only half the story.