Which ONE of the options faithfully sums up the main ideas of the passage?

• A. The Ganges is a holy river for Hindus who venerate it, live off it but also pollute it.
• B. The river Ganges ts a river that gives life and hope to all but it is a pity that its abusers are not aware that they are pushing it to its extinction.
• C. The Ganges is multifaceted personality - venerated as a mother, it tolerates as a mother all the pollutants thrown into it.
• D. An objective assessment of the river Ganges, life-giving and death-threatening, fosters not only faith but also hope among its admirers of its redemption in future.