Not So Happy Chhath Puja For Delhi, Devotees Bath In Toxic Filled Yamuna, See Pics Here

8^th November, Monday marked the beginning of the four-day-long auspicious festival of Chhath Puja. People of UP, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Nepal are celebrating it with full fervor but visuals from Delhi ghats are raising the environmental alarm. A large number of devotees were seen taking bath in the foam-filled Yamuna River.

Horrible Visuals From Delhi's Kalindi Kunj On Chhath Puja

#WATCH | People take dip in Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of #ChhathPuja in the midst of toxic foam pic.twitter.com/uMsfQXSXnd

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

#WATCH | Toxic foam floats on Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi pic.twitter.com/aB8LGRiHFo

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

People take dip in Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of #ChhathPuja amid toxic foam pic.twitter.com/nrmzckRgdq

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2021

The entire river is filled with hazardous chemicals such as phosphate and ammonia which were released as industrial pollutant discharge. Ammonia level was 2.2 ppm when measured two days ago. Poor air quality index and toxic waste from the Yamuna have doubled the concern of Delhi.

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Upon this, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has questioned DDMA and Arvind Kejriwal for not prohibiting people from celebrating Chhath Puja 2021. He said that government is not serious about it and has also made a false claim about cleaning the river.