New Delhi: Devotees were seen taking a dip in Delhi’s Yamuna river covered in a thick layer of toxic foam, on the first day of Chhath Puja on Monday. Videos and photos of toxic foam floating on the surface of the Yamuna near Kalindi Kunj have gone viral.
Water production in parts of the national capital has been affected due to rise in the level of ammonia in the Yamuna to 3 ppm (parts per million).
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has prohibited Chhath Puja on the banks of the Yamuna this year. The DDMA has, however, allowed Chhath celebrations at “designated sites” excluding Yamuna banks in Delhi.
Earlier this year, the Delhi government sketched out a nine-point action plan to minimise frothing in the Yamuna due to the discharge of untreated sewage into the river.
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