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A viral video of a woman washing her hair in the toxic foam-covered Yamuna River has shocked the internet. Despite health warnings, the Chhath Puja devotees bathed in contaminated water and used the foam as a shampoo. Ignoring toxic foam during Chhath Puja Despite warnings from authorities, many devotees were seen bathing in Yamuna during Chhath Puja. Health hazards from …
Due to a rise in inflow of floodwaters, the water quality in the Yamuna has improved significantly. The improvement is largely due to the increased oxygen content of the water which cleanses the river and helps keep pollutants in check, experts have said. Experts also highlighted that the water quality improves every year during monsoon, when the river flow improves. …