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  • This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi sprang into action November 10, 2021 and tried to dissipate the froth with water sprays as the opposition Bhharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked it. AAP leader R aghav Chadha blamed Delhi’s BJP-ruled neighbours Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for releasing effluents that caused the froth. The reality though is not so simple.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi sprang into action November 10, 2021 and tried to dissipate the froth with water sprays as the opposition Bhharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked it. AAP leader R aghav Chadha blamed Delhi’s BJP-ruled neighbours Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for releasing effluents that caused the froth. The reality though is not so simple.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Effluents are discharged in the Yamuna from all its riparian states. According to the Monitoring Committee for the Rejuvenation of the River Yamuna in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the 22 kilometre stretch of the Yamuna in Delhi contributes to 76 percent of the river’s total pollution load. According to its Fifth Report, industrial towns upstream such as Yamunanagar, Jagadhri and Panipat also release millions of litres of effluents every day into the river. Chadha has claimed that paper and sugar mills in western Uttar Pradesh towns such as Meerut, Shamli, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar also do the same.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The froth was caused at this time of the year due to the lean water flow in the river. After the construction of the Hathnikund barrage upstream in Haryana, the flow downstream is now just 160 cusecs which cannot dilute effluents, which consequently build up in the form of foam.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The Bhalswa landfill in the eastern part of Delhi is on fire. The fire started on April 27, 2022 and has continued even after 30 hours. Here the landfill is seen burning at night.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The Bhalswa landfill in the eastern part of Delhi is on fire. The fire started on April 27, 2022 and has continued even after 30 hours. Here the landfill is seen burning at night.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. But experts have said it could have started because of the formation of extremely flammable methane gas at the waste dump. Delhi is already in the throes of a heatwave and this is why the dump could have caught fire. Here, people watch as the landfill burns.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The incident has turned political with the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi accusing the urban local bodies that are run by the BJP of corruption that has consequently led to frequent fires in landfills.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • This is the fourth incident of fire in a Delhi landfill this year. There have been three fire incidents already at the Ghazipur landfill. This is the first such incident in Bhalswa this year.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The uncontrollable mass of waste produces methane gas that can self-ignite at 50-60 degrees Celsius. The temperatures are easily reached at the landfill in summer, turning it into a tinderbox.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The fire started on the side of the landfill facing Rajbir Colony, exposing many residents of this east Delhi neighbourhood to toxic fumes. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot a little after 4pm, when the Delhi Fire Service was informed.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Ghazipur landfill has an immense burden of legacy waste that has turned it into a 65-metre high hill of garbage. Despite waste processing regulations, a significant share of the municipal solid waste that is dumped in this landfill is unsegregated.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • The last blaze on March 28, 2022 took over two days to be doused. It caused the air quality of the capital to deteriorate just as it was recovering from an extremely polluted winter. The noxious gases have a devastating impact on the people and wildlife in the surrounding areas.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A fire broke out a Delhi's main landfill at Ghazipur late afternoon on April 20, 2022. This is the second time the garbage dump caught fire in less than a month.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • A fire broke out a Delhi's main landfill at Ghazipur late afternoon on April 20, 2022. This is the second time the garbage dump caught fire in less than a month.
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Migrant workers gather at Ramlila Maidan Ghaziabad they registered here himself and get it buses and trains for their native places
    by Vikas Choudhary
  • Migrant workers gather at Ramlila Maidan Ghaziabad they registered here himself and get it buses and trains for their native places
    by Vikas Choudhary
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Vikas Choudhary , May, 2021 , De
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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Vikas Choudhary , May, 2021 , De
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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Vikas Choudhary , May, 2021 , De
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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DIG066461

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2021 , De
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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DIG066456

Vikas Choudhary , January. 2021 , Daryaganj , Delhi
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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DIG066454

Vikas Choudhary , January. 2021 , Daryaganj , Delhi
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
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DIG066453

Vikas Choudhary , January. 2021 , Daryaganj , Delhi
coronavirus , Vaccination , Health , Health Care , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066448

This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Durga Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066447

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi sprang into action November 10, 2021 and tried to dissipate the froth with water sprays as the opposition Bhharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked it. AAP leader R aghav Chadha blamed Delhi’s BJP-ruled neighbours Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for releasing effluents that caused the froth. The reality though is not so simple.

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Durga Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066446

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi sprang into action November 10, 2021 and tried to dissipate the froth with water sprays as the opposition Bhharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked it. AAP leader R aghav Chadha blamed Delhi’s BJP-ruled neighbours Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for releasing effluents that caused the froth. The reality though is not so simple.

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Durga Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066443

Effluents are discharged in the Yamuna from all its riparian states. According to the Monitoring Committee for the Rejuvenation of the River Yamuna in Delhi and the National Capital Region, the 22 kilometre stretch of the Yamuna in Delhi contributes to 76 percent of the river’s total pollution load. According to its Fifth Report, industrial towns upstream such as Yamunanagar, Jagadhri and Panipat also release millions of litres of effluents every day into the river. Chadha has claimed that paper and sugar mills in western Uttar Pradesh towns such as Meerut, Shamli, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar also do the same.

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Durga Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066440

The froth was caused at this time of the year due to the lean water flow in the river. After the construction of the Hathnikund barrage upstream in Haryana, the flow downstream is now just 160 cusecs which cannot dilute effluents, which consequently build up in the form of foam.

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Chhath Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066437

This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Chhath Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066436

This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Chhath Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066434

This is the Yamuna river in the national capital of India. Devotees observed yet another Chhath standing amid toxic froth in the river on the evening of November 10, 2021. Their photographs raised a storm of controversy again about the ‘ecologically dead’ river .

Vikas Choudhary , November, 2021 , Delhi
Yamuna , River Pollution , Water Pollution , Effluent , Chhath Puja , Religious Beliefs , Festival , Women , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066431

The Bhalswa landfill in the eastern part of Delhi is on fire. The fire started on April 27, 2022 and has continued even after 30 hours. Here the landfill is seen burning at night.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066430

The Bhalswa landfill in the eastern part of Delhi is on fire. The fire started on April 27, 2022 and has continued even after 30 hours. Here the landfill is seen burning at night.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066424

A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066422

A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066420

A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066415

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. But experts have said it could have started because of the formation of extremely flammable methane gas at the waste dump. Delhi is already in the throes of a heatwave and this is why the dump could have caught fire. Here, people watch as the landfill burns.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066398

The incident has turned political with the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi accusing the urban local bodies that are run by the BJP of corruption that has consequently led to frequent fires in landfills.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066394

This is the fourth incident of fire in a Delhi landfill this year. There have been three fire incidents already at the Ghazipur landfill. This is the first such incident in Bhalswa this year.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066393

A number of fire tenders have been pressed into service to extinguish the flames. According to media reports, they have been able to put out large fires. But with smaller fires lighting up, it will still take time to put out the inferno entirely. Here, a fire tender sprinkles water on the flames.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Bhalswa Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Bhalswa , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066387

The uncontrollable mass of waste produces methane gas that can self-ignite at 50-60 degrees Celsius. The temperatures are easily reached at the landfill in summer, turning it into a tinderbox.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066382

The fire started on the side of the landfill facing Rajbir Colony, exposing many residents of this east Delhi neighbourhood to toxic fumes. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot a little after 4pm, when the Delhi Fire Service was informed.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066376

Ghazipur landfill has an immense burden of legacy waste that has turned it into a 65-metre high hill of garbage. Despite waste processing regulations, a significant share of the municipal solid waste that is dumped in this landfill is unsegregated.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066374

The last blaze on March 28, 2022 took over two days to be doused. It caused the air quality of the capital to deteriorate just as it was recovering from an extremely polluted winter. The noxious gases have a devastating impact on the people and wildlife in the surrounding areas.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066371

A fire broke out a Delhi's main landfill at Ghazipur late afternoon on April 20, 2022. This is the second time the garbage dump caught fire in less than a month.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066368

A fire broke out a Delhi's main landfill at Ghazipur late afternoon on April 20, 2022. This is the second time the garbage dump caught fire in less than a month.

Vikas Choudhary , April, 2022 , Ghazipur Landfill , Delhi
Waste Management , Landfill , Air Pollution , Health Effects , Toxins , Waste Disposal , Ghazipur , Delhi ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066206

Migrant workers gather at Ramlila Maidan Ghaziabad they registered here himself and get it buses and trains for their native places

Vikas Choudhary , May, 2020 , Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
coronavirus , Workers , Migration , Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066
DIG066205

Migrant workers gather at Ramlila Maidan Ghaziabad they registered here himself and get it buses and trains for their native places

Vikas Choudhary , may , Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
coronavirus , Workers , Migration , Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP066

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