The Yamuna, India's most polluted river

Guardian India correspondent Michael Safi takes a journey along the Yamuna river.

Stretching 855 miles (1,375km) across the north of the country, at its source in the Himalayas its water is crystal clear.

However, once it streams through New Delhi, it turns into one of the filthiest rivers in the world. Rapid urbanisation is partly to blame, but so is lax enforcement of laws against illegal dumping.

The Guardian YouTube network:

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[vincentgonard]

“If you bathe in yamuna you will not got hell”, well surely you’ll go to a nearby hospital

[glowinglocket]

As an indian I can confirm that they showed the most cleanest parts of the river and the river is actually much dirtier.

[pedrojarvis]

How does a culture so dedicated to worshipping rivers treat its rivers worse than anyone else? Its maddening

[harshaman]

"22 out of the top 30 most polluted cities are from India"

Indians :- "Proud to be Indian"

[Onlyeveoso]

My Indian neighbour went there for some cleansing ritual, accidentally swallow some water and got admitted in the hospital for some virus OR bacteria in his intestines. And he's Still denying that the river is dirty 🤦🏻‍♀️

[bartekful]

So they consider the river a Goddess and then they throw garbage in it. Neat.

[dayatemywallet]

From dirty rivers to dirty street food to gang rapes, Islamophobia, colorism, caste discrimination violence against women, acid throwing, India needs to step up as a society and reevaluate their leaders.

[masteroogway]

I'm convinced India is officially a 4th world country

[siron]

It's easier to clean the river than to clean the mindset of people who pollute it everyday

[abyaby]

“Cleaning is very important!”

*poops in the river

[sentrrss]

2:45 bro just threw it back into the water💀💀

[mohamedfashik]

Take dumps in this water, trash this water and then pray to this water? WHAT!

[lulusonia]

they said yamuna is like their mother, but they throw a trash in there :”)

[AbhishekJainaj]

this video was posted 6 years ago, lemme tell u the current situation, its more filthier and dirtier

[Joelmathxw]

The water of this river was once so pure that the kings and poets considered the river as heaven.. back then the water was pure ice melt water from the himalyas.

[senpaimilf]

Imagine your getting jumped in India and they say “take him to goddess river”

[lauracarrasco-ruiz]

If the river is considered a Goddess then why is she treated with such disrespect?

[rajbhattacharya]

As an Indian, this river is completely disgusting and way worse than what they're showing. Visited once and will never go back.

[cakeandcookie]

Other countries: The water in this river is polluted
India: Drink it, it's holy bro

[yourdad]

"People who killed the river will be punished"

Proceeds to take a dump in the river.