As Delhi gears up for Chhath Puja, environmental concerns are mounting over the ongoing preparations on the Yamuna floodplains. Several of the 17 ghats being developed for the four-day festival seem to violate National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions that prohibit construction and alteration of floodplains.
A visit by The Hindu to six of these sites revealed widespread digging, levelling, and compacting of land, all using bulldozers and earthmovers, along with the complete removal of tall grass, shrubs, and other vegetation from the fragile ecosystem.
At a ghat near the Old Railway B
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