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Hindu devotees on Thursday took a holy dip in one of India’s most sacred rivers, the Yamuna, even though it is partially covered in toxic white foam. Some stretches of the river were covered in foam due to pollutants discharged by industries around the city, as devotees celebrated the Chhath Puja festival, dedicated to the sun deity. Pooja Pandey, 25, said she was afraid but would bathe in the polluted river.
Los Hindu devotees On Thursday they took a sacred bath in one of the most sacred rivers in the Indiahe Yamunaeven though it is partially covered in toxic white foam. Some stretches of the river were covered in foam due to pollutants discharged by industries around the city, as devotees celebrated the Chhath Puja festival, dedicated to the sun deity. Pooja Pandey25 years old, He said he was afraid but he would bathe in the polluted river.
“If (the government) had started cleaning up the pollution (toxic foam in Yamuna river) with a month’s notice, there would not be as much pollution“he added. However, another devotee, Suraj Prajapati, said he will not bathe in the river this year for fear of infection. In New Delhi, a court ruling has restricted prayers on the banks of the Yamuna river.
