Two months since the Godavari was cleaned for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, the river is back to being a murky nullah choked with garbage of all sorts — household waste, plastic and puja material dumped into it during the recent festive period. Residents have resumed washing clothes on the banks of the river, which has lost its usual placid flow after the Kumbh Mela, Navaratra, Diwali and the most-recent Chhath Puja.The new ghats, which were constructed for the 12-yearly religious congregation, have become dirty, a striking contrast to what it was a few months ago. READ ALSO: NGT ultimatum to TMC to curb Godavari pollution During the Kumbh Mela, water was released from the upstream dams to...
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