Delhi high court refuses to allow Chhath Puja at Yamuna river bank: ‘Very harmful to you’

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.