Yamuna pollution worsened in October, unfit for bathing: DPCC report

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The Yamuna river’s h2o prime successful Delhi worsened successful October compared to past period and is unfit adjacent for bathing, but astatine Palla, wherever it enters the city, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s (DPCC) monthly report.

This was expected due to the fact that floodwaters successful September had diluted and flushed retired pollutants, temporarily improving h2o quality.

Thousands of devotees volition stitchery connected the banks for Chhath Puja, from October 25 to 28, to commune to the Sun God.

The DPCC sampled h2o for this month’s study connected October 9. Starting October 21, h2o released to Delhi from Haryana accrued sharply. Water from the Hathnikund Barrage successful Haryana, upstream of Delhi, rose, portion h2o released to irrigation canals successful Uttar Pradesh and Haryana dropped to nil, expanding the measurement of water.

Published - October 25, 2025 12:57 americium IST

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