Hindu festival chokes Indian waterways with flowers and idol debris
by Michael Safi in Delhi from on (#33Z8Q)
Environmentalists say holy ceremonies such as 10-day Durga Puja overwhelming already polluted Yamuna river
Sections of a major river in Delhi are choking with plastic, flowers and debris after an annual Hindu festival in which hundreds of idols were immersed in Indian waterways.
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