Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagya Samiti

As the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri began Sunday, a group in Meerut started a ritual or "mahayagya" to curb pollution. But that they plan to burn 50,000 kg of wood for it stoked concerns whether the initiative would really serve its purpose.

As the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri began Sunday, a group in Meerut started a ritual or "mahayagya" to curb pollution. But that they plan to burn 50,000 kg of wood for it stoked concerns whether the initiative would really serve its purpose.