New Delhi, A video showing a large number of dead fish floating in the Yamuna near Delhi’s Sonia Vihar area on social media has triggered concerns over water pollution, even as the exact cause of the deaths remains unconfirmed.
“There is a tannery and the water released from there is polluted. The Delhi government, however, alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party threw dead fish in the river to defame it. Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma accused the A of staging the incident.
Because of that, the fish die. Because of the polluted water,” a local said, these fish have died.
They are buying dead fish from the market and putting them in the river and posting videos in an attempt to defame us,” Verma said. Radhey Shyam Sharma, head of the Department of Environmental Studies at Delhi University, had then said that sudden mass deaths of fish could indicate a sharp increase in contaminants in the water or a toxic discharge. The exact cause and source of the fish deaths could only be established through an investigation and water-quality testing, experts said.
There were several dead fish on Wednesday and also on Thursday. “Today, I am seeing dirty politics by A. The latest incident comes against the backdrop of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurating a cruise service on the Yamuna between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur on Tuesday.
