Millions of Delhi residents lost water for days. Some say it’s still toxic

Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave in northwest Delhi – yet inside the brick tenement, he does not have a drop to drink.

Toxic foam covers sacred river, leaving Delhi without water

The Yamuna River in Delhi, India--considered sacred and worshipped by millions--has become so polluted that it cannot be ...

Pollution of a sacred river is leaving Delhi without water

The Yamuna River, a holy site for millions and a source of about 40% of Delhi’s water supply, is now so polluted that it is ...
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Absence of toxic foam in Indian river cheers Hindu devotees

(Arun SANKAR/AFP/AFP) Thousands of devotees waded into the foul waters of the Yamuna river in the Indian capital Monday for a Hindu festival, amid political wrangling over the sacred but severely ...

Froth reappears in Yamuna despite record defoamer use

The phenomenon has intensified during winters despite Delhi Jal Board using a record quantity of defoaming chemicals between ...