A bench of chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that allowing devotees to take a dip in the "highly polluted" river would be harmful for them.
The court's remarks come amid an ongoing crisis of toxic foam floating on the Yamuna due to high ammonia levels, which has snowballed into a political blame game. The issue springs up every year ahead and during Chhath Puja as political parties spar over fixing accountability for failure to keep the river clean.
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In fresh attack, Soren says BJP is 'anti-tribal'
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Women, farmers in focus as MVA doles out poll sops
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Eyes darting around wildly, as if desperate to soak in all the sights along all the paves.
CONG TO LAUNCH NYAY YATRA TO WOO VOTERS AHEAD OF POLLS
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NGT orders revival of lake near Dhaula Kuan
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Minors stab teen to death in Dayalpur
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