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Kanwar Yatra leaves 7,000 tonnes of waste in Haridwar
The Haridwar administration has launched a major clean-up after the Kanwar Yatra left behind an estimated 7,000 metric tonnes of waste across the city and Ganga ghats. About 50 million pilgrims participated…
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The Haridwar administration has launched a major clean-up after the Kanwar Yatra left behind an estimated 7,000 metric tonnes of waste across the city and Ganga ghats. About 50 million pilgrims participated in the 12-day event.
Municipal Commissioner Nandan Kumar told The Hindu that urine-filled bottles were found inside women's changing rooms at Har Ki Pauri, a sacred ghat. He suspects anti-social elements were responsible, as the civic body had provided toilets. An awareness campaign is planned for next year.
The Indian Opinion
The Kanwar Yatra's sheer scale, 50 million pilgrims, makes some waste inevitable, but 7,000 tonnes is a shocker. The urine-filled bottles in women's changing rooms point to a failure of civic discipline, not just logistics. Blaming 'anti-social elements' is too easy when basic enforcement of public behaviour was absent. The test will be next August: if the promised awareness campaign and CCTV monitoring actually cut waste and vandalism, or if the same mess repeats. Until then, pilgrims' devotion is no excuse for filth.
Source: thehindu.com
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