The Delhi high court refused to allow devotees to perform Chhath Puja at the Yamuna river bank located in Geeta Colony. The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to allow devotees to perform Chhath Puja at the Yamuna river bank located in Geeta Colony,
expressing concern regarding the high level of pollution in the river. “It will be very harmful to you. The fact is that the river is so polluted that if you dip into it, there is the likelihood that……
person will suffer harm. We can’t allow that. The river itself is highly polluted,” a bench of chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said.
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New Delhi, Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday said the A government in Delhi has ensured that the people from Purvanchal do not have to leave the city to celebrate Chhath Puja.
Addressing a press conference on the first day of the Chhath Puja, Atishi said the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has prepared
more than 1,000 ghats for the people to celebrate the festival. For the last 10 years since the A has been in power in Delhi, it has ensured that the people from Purvanchal do not have to leave the city to celebrate Chhath.
“There used to be only 60 Chhath ghats before the A government and today, there are more than 1,000 ghats being prepared for the people to celebrate the festival,”
Atishi said. The chief minister reiterated that the Delhi government has announced a public holiday on November 7 for Chhath celebrations.
All the basic facilities, including water, washrooms, doctors, and ambulances among others are ensured
on all the major ghats across the city so that the Purvanchalis can celebrate the occasion, she added.
