Toxic foam coats sacred river near New Delhi as Indian capital ... - CNN
WEBNov 9, 2023 · The river is most polluted in areas surrounding Delhi, owing to the area’s dense population and high levels of waste. Only 2% of the river’s length flows through the capital, but Delhi...
Explained: Why Yamuna Remains Polluted Despite All The Efforts …
WEBApr 19, 2022 · Domestic wastewater, industrial effluents, idol immersion, pesticide residue, untreated sewage are some of the sources of pollution of river Yamuna. Most of the pollution occurs in the NCR stretch than in other places where the river flows.
India’s Yamuna River coated in toxic foam as Hindu devotees ... - CNN
WEBNov 10, 2021 · A layer of toxic foam coated parts of a sacred river near India’s capital on Wednesday as Hindus gathered on its banks to celebrate a religious festival and some devotees bathed in the waters.
On Delhi’s Toxic River, Prayers to a Sun Struggling to Shine …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · The Yamuna River is frequently blanketed with a toxic foam from untreated industrial wastes. But worshipers still enter the water for the four-day Chhath festival.
Toxic Foam in River Yamuna: What Causes It, How It Can Impact …
WEBNov 10, 2021 · What causes the foam in River Yamuna? Essentially, the release of poorly treated or even completely untreated sewage is responsible for the frothing and foaming of the river water.
India's Yamuna River is covered in chemical foam yet residents …
WEBNov 10, 2021 · A vast stretch of the Yamuna River is covered with white toxic foam, caused in part by pollutants discharged from industrial plants that ring New Delhi.
Hindus brave toxic white foam to bathe in India's sacred river
WEBNov 12, 2021 · Worshippers held offerings to the sun god standing waist-deep in the river, while some bathed in the polluted waters. Children also played amid the toxic froth.
Yamuna pollution main reason behind Taj Mahal decay: study
WEBNov 25, 2021 · Yamuna pollution was identified as a threat to the Taj five years ago, blaming the formation of phosphorous in the river water for the breeding of insects whose excreta was leaving patches on the marbles. Now, a new study offers a different perspective, identifying hydrogen sulphide emitted from the polluted Yamuna as more corrosive than ...
Yamuna pollution: 'We are forced to pray in a highly polluted river' - BBC
WEBNov 3, 2022 · But for devotees in and around India’s capital, Delhi, the ritual is often tinged with fear: the Yamuna river, where they pray, is heavily polluted with industrial waste and untreated sewage.
Yamuna polluted beyond threshold level, aquatic life declines …
WEBMar 14, 2023 · NEW DELHI: The Yamuna river’s stretch in the national capital region has become the most polluted part of the river over the last three years. It is followed downstream of the Yamuna...