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A reel contrasts a clear-looking mountain reach said to be near Yamunotri with thick froth on the Yamuna in Delhi. Government water tests confirm severe pollution in the capital, while research shows why foam is more complex than a single chemical or image.

Open Post: From Janki Chatti to Delhi: the Yamuna’s striking contrast and the sewage crisis behind it

In a June 2026 reel, Sarthak Goswami calls it hypocrisy to revere the Ganga while polluting it, citing untreated sewage at Rishikesh and disposal of puja material and plastic. Official CAG and CPCB records independently document serious sewer-connectivity and treatment failures in Rishikesh, while the reel’s specific commenter anecdote and the prevalence of ritual dumping…

Open Post: Sarthak Goswami’s ‘pooja ya dhong’ critique points to documented sewage failures in the Ganga at Rishikesh