Scientific Research on Gangajal Mystery . Does water from the River Ganga or “Gangajal” have special self-cleansing properties that kill its high bacterial content? . The answer, according to NEERI senior scientist Krishna Khairnar, lies in the sediments. “The ability of the bacteriophage to overpower the nuisance bacteria is appreciably high in Ganga water, but we do not know the reason behind it. We are getting into a deep dive into the sediment analysis,” Khairnar told DH. #gangajal #ganga #m