Boats at Varanasi Ghats in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India (Image credit: Jorge Royan/Wikimedia commons) By Melbin Thomas Large vessel movement through the Ganga River as part of the proposed National Waterway-1 system under Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) will pose a major threat to the geomorphology of the river and endanger the habitat of soft shell turtles in Varanasi Turtle Sanctuary