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Poisonous foam in the tributary of the Ganges
Toxic foam covered large swaths of the sacred Yamuna River, which flows through the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday. Still, some Hindus did not allow themselves to be deterred from their rites. “The water is extremely dirty, but what should we do? It’s a ritual during the ‘Chhath Puja’ festival. So here we are. I hope the government will clean up the river soon.” According to Varun Gulati, a local environmental activist, the toxic foam is mainly due to the illegal discharge of industrial waste and untreated sewage. “Untreated sewage from dye works goes straight to the Yamuna without a treatment plant. Everyone can see the state of the river. There is foaming, pollution. The water is polluted. But where does this dirty water come from that goes into the river? Responsible for this problem is our government as well as the lack of purification by sewage treatment plants. ” The New Delhi government disagrees. She blames industrial waste and untreated pollutants from the neighboring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for the increasing pollution of the Yamuna River. The Yamuna is the main tributary of the Ganges in India.
Environmentalists blame the government in New Delhi for this.