Guwahati News Desk: The Delhi government on Wednesday, installed bamboo barricades and sprinkled water to remove toxic foam accumulated on the Yamuna river.
According to reports, the government deployed boats for cleaning up the toxic foam that had been floating on the Yamuna river for the past few days in several parts of Delhi.
Regarding the measures taken, the Delhi government sprinkled water at high speed at various locations to dissipate the foam and set up bamboo barricades near Kalindi Kunj to stop such foam from floating towards the riverbank in the Capital.
According to an official, the government had put 15 boats to work to remove the foam that was forming in the Yamuna due to rising pollution.
The official further informed that a decision had been taken jointly by the irrigation and flood control department, revenue department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. A strong cloth was being tied between two boats, with the help of which the foam was being brought to the banks.
Moreover, the hazardous foam floating on the Yamuna river is the result of increased ammonia levels and high phosphate content caused by the discharge of industrial pollutants, including detergents, into the river.
Furthermore, the Delhi government’s efforts coincided with the day of Chhath Puja celebrations, even though the Yamuna remained out of bounds under an order of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA).