Youtuber and Astrologer Nidhi Chaudhary took it to social media after discovering “Sangam” to be severely polluted. The YouTuber found plastic wastes such as bottles, wrappers and packets and even Human faeces.
She visited the Mahakumbh for a special spiritual experience but was disgusted and shocked by the condition of the river bank, Nidhi shared a video of the same, revealing the condition of the “Sangam”.
Screengrab of the video
In the video she condemned the behaviour of people for polluting the sacred place during the rare event of Mahakumbh which happens once in every 144 years when celestial objects are uniquely aligned.
Watch the video
Why ? 😢💔
#Sangam pic.twitter.com/72wmDWuDDl— Nidhi Chaudhary (@thenidhii) January 28, 2025
In the video, the contamination of Sangam highlights the importance of cleanliness and the hazards of pollution. The visible plastic wastes and human excreta can impact human health if they come in contact. The wastes can also be carried away by the river which puts the pilgrims health at risk who take bath in the holy river.
So far, more than 13 crore people have visited Mahakumbh, the big festival of hindus.
Apart from Indian pilgrims, Mahakumbh also attracts pilgrims globally. Many big personalities such as Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of Steve Jobs visited the holy place.
However, contaminating and polluting the place also hampers the image of the nation and its people, demanding righteous behaviour from citizens and visitors.
Netizens Reaction
Nidhi Chaudhary posted the video on “X”, formerly twitter, which saw mixed reaction from netizens. Some users trolled her while others condemned the act of people for polluting the holy river bank.
An X user wrote, “ aaj pehli baar aapko pure kapdo me dekha”, which translates to “for the first time I have seen you fully clothed”.
Another user trolled her with a meme, “50 rupiya kaat overacting ka”.
Users also felt disgusted by the condition of the river bank and blamed people for these types of acts.
An X user wrote about the exposing the truth by Nidhi and the importance of cleanliness,
The condition of the river banks have created a sense of distress among the visitors and other people, social media users are questioning the basic civic sense of humans and their acts towards nature and holy sites like Sangam.
Users are condemning visitors for their irresponsible behaviour and lack of accountability for keeping the sites clean. The poor condition of the place stresses on the awareness and responsibility of every human to keep the mother earth pollution-free.
Stampede At Mahakumbh
Due to the number of pilgrims and visitors, prayagraj is crowded and flooded with devotees to take a dip in river Ganga.
On wednesday, a stampede occurred during the hours between 1-2 am. According to sources, a crowd broke into the barricades which led to rush and chaos that caused casualties. over 30 people were found clinically dead and 60 majorly injured.
Yogi Adityanath, the CM of Uttar Pradesh was saddened by the unfortunate stampede which caused death and casualties of visitors.
Following the stampede, the Chief Minister released multiple guidelines to manage crowd, traffic and discipline.
The state Government of Prayagraj also implemented five major decisions-
- No-Vehicle Zone : all types of vehicle are prohibited from entering the Mahakumbh area.
- One-way Traffic System: rules of One-way traffic in required areas are enforced.
- VVIP Passes Cancelled: No VVIP passes will give access to enter the premises with vehicle.
- District Border: Vehicles from nearby districts are stopped at the borders to avoid crowd and traffic.
- Restrictions till february: Ban on entry of four wheelers in the city till February 4th.
With inputs from agencies
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