Ganga, Yamuna declared living entities and given legal rights The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities... Published on March 21, 2017 16:07 by Tom Kiedrowski, N/AGanga, Yamuna declared living entities and given legal rights The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights as a person, a move that could help in efforts to clean the pollution-choked rivers. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/uttarakhand-hc-says-ganga-is-india-s-first-living-entity-grants-it-rights-equal-to-humans/story-VoI6DOG71fyMDihg5BuGCL.html?platform=hootsuite