Toxic Foam In Yamuna

As the four-day Chhath festival begins with the traditional 'Nahay Khay' on Tuesday, a disturbing sight marred the religious fervour along the banks of the Yamuna River near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi.

The Jal Board has advised Delhi residents to store adequate quantities of water in advance, based on their requirements, and use water judiciously.

Toxic foam was seen floating on the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj area on Tuesday as pollution levels in the river remain high.

Visuals of toxic foam floating in the Yamuna River have emerged as the latest flashpoint in the power tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

In a double whammy for the national capital, the average air quality index remained in the poor category at 293 on Friday and severe frothing was reported in the Yamuna, with parts of the river remaining blanketed in white.

Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.

The Yamuna is ready for Chhath Pooja, said Arvind Kejriwal's party in a big update, just hours after Delhi Minister Atishi said toxic foam on the river will be cleared in the next one or two days.

The senior AAP leader made the remarks during an inspection of the Burari Chhath ghat in the morning.

At first glance, this video of white foam floating on the surface of the Yamuna River in Delhi's ITO area appears almost peaceful.

On the last day of Chhath celebrations, devotees made offerings to Sun God while standing knee-deep in the water of toxic foam-laden Yamuna river, near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on Thursday.

In viral images from the river Yamuna in Delhi, where toxic foam has endangered women taking ritual dips for Chhath Puja, boats and barricades were seen this morning, along with a man sprayed water to keep the filthy froth away.

The Delhi government has deployed boats to remove the toxic foam that was formed in the Yamuna river in a face-saving exercise amid severe criticism after Chhath Puja devotees were seen taking a dip in the river.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha today said that the toxic foam found floating on the Yamuna river was a "gift" to Delhi from the governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

Delhi blamed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana today as toxic foam turned the Yamuna river white, affected water treatment plants and hit the water supply in the national capital.

Devotees were seen taking a dip in the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of Chhath puja today as alarming white, toxic foam covered the river. The water of the river, considered holy, is barely visible.

As the four-day Chhath festival begins with the traditional 'Nahay Khay' on Tuesday, a disturbing sight marred the religious fervour along the banks of the Yamuna River near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi.

The Jal Board has advised Delhi residents to store adequate quantities of water in advance, based on their requirements, and use water judiciously.

Toxic foam was seen floating on the Yamuna River in the Kalindi Kunj area on Tuesday as pollution levels in the river remain high.

Visuals of toxic foam floating in the Yamuna River have emerged as the latest flashpoint in the power tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

In a double whammy for the national capital, the average air quality index remained in the poor category at 293 on Friday and severe frothing was reported in the Yamuna, with parts of the river remaining blanketed in white.

Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.

The Yamuna is ready for Chhath Pooja, said Arvind Kejriwal's party in a big update, just hours after Delhi Minister Atishi said toxic foam on the river will be cleared in the next one or two days.

The senior AAP leader made the remarks during an inspection of the Burari Chhath ghat in the morning.

At first glance, this video of white foam floating on the surface of the Yamuna River in Delhi's ITO area appears almost peaceful.

On the last day of Chhath celebrations, devotees made offerings to Sun God while standing knee-deep in the water of toxic foam-laden Yamuna river, near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on Thursday.

In viral images from the river Yamuna in Delhi, where toxic foam has endangered women taking ritual dips for Chhath Puja, boats and barricades were seen this morning, along with a man sprayed water to keep the filthy froth away.

The Delhi government has deployed boats to remove the toxic foam that was formed in the Yamuna river in a face-saving exercise amid severe criticism after Chhath Puja devotees were seen taking a dip in the river.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Raghav Chadha today said that the toxic foam found floating on the Yamuna river was a "gift" to Delhi from the governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

Delhi blamed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana today as toxic foam turned the Yamuna river white, affected water treatment plants and hit the water supply in the national capital.

Devotees were seen taking a dip in the Yamuna river near Kalindi Kunj in Delhi on the first day of Chhath puja today as alarming white, toxic foam covered the river. The water of the river, considered holy, is barely visible.