ANI
According to the report, Delhi government’s counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi told the High Court that the Yamuna river is highly polluted at the moment, and if devotees are allowed to perform Chhath Puja on the banks of the river, there is a possibility of them falling ill.
Expressing concern over the high level of pollution in the river, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to allow devotees to perform Chhath Puja on the Yamuna river bank at Geeta Colony. A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that this will be very harmful for you. The fact is that the river is so polluted that if you take a dip in it, there are chances that a person will be harmed. We cannot allow this. The river itself is highly polluted.
According to the report, Delhi government’s lawyer Santosh Kumar Tripathi told the High Court that the Yamuna river is highly polluted at the moment, and if devotees are allowed to perform Chhath Puja on the banks of the river, there is a possibility of them falling ill. Santosh Kumar Tripathi also told the court that the Delhi government has identified 1,000 places to perform Chhath Puja in the national capital and adequate arrangements have been made for it.
While dismissing the plea, the high court took note of its recent order in the Shabnam Burney case, in which judicial notice was taken of the fact that pollution in the Yamuna river is at an all-time high. This decision of the Delhi High Court has come after thick poisonous foam was seen floating on the Yamuna river in Kalindi Kunj, as the pollution level in the river remains high. On Tuesday, the first day of Chhath Puja, many devotees immersed themselves in the Yamuna river for bathing despite thick layers of poisonous foam on its surface.
