Delhi Govt put barriers to avoid toxic inYamuna for Chhath puja Devotees

|NEWS 18|

A day after huge political back and forth over Chhath Puja devotees bathing in toxic foam on Yamuna river Ghats in Delhi, authorities stepped up efforts to prevent similar incidents. The Delhi government, under heavy criticism from Opposition parties BJP and Congress, on Tuesday deployed 15 boats to remove the froth with the help of ropes. Meanwhile, barricades have been erected at key sites to prevent to prevent the hazardous foam from floating towards the Ghats. Police is also on guard to implement the ban on celebrating Chhath at Yamuna river sites.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in its order on October 29 had allowed Chhath celebrations at “designated sites", barring the banks of the Yamuna. However, concerning visuals of devotees bathing in the toxic white foam - a sign of the hazardous level of pollution in the Yamuna - initiated a political slugfest over the issue.

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