Commenting on the pollution of the Yamuna in the capital, the Delhi High Court said that the water of the Yamuna is not suitable for performing Chhath Puja. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee report also shows that the Yamuna water in Delhi has become very bad.
Experts constantly say that celebrating festivals in polluted waters can be an invitation to diseases, but in a city like Delhi, where people lack resources. There, observing the Chhath fast at the Yamuna river becomes an obligation for many people. In such a situation, even if you are forced to stay in the polluted water of Yamuna to celebrate Chhath, then you must take some very important precautions. These precautions are not just for Yamuna but for any place where rivers are polluted. Experts advise using it in all these places.
By following these precautions, devotees can protect themselves from diseases caused by pollution in the future. So, know what are the five precautions that are important to follow before and after immersing yourself in contaminated water.
People with open wounds should never immerse themselves in contaminated water.
Before entering the Yamuna or any contaminated water, make sure you do not suffer any injuries, because experts say this is where the risk of infection is highest. When contaminated water enters your body through any wound. Because of this, not only is there a risk of the infection increasing, but new infections may also occur elsewhere.
Contaminated water should not enter the mouth in any way.
Many times devotees consciously or unconsciously put it in their mouths or even drink it from the river Yamuna or any other source of pollution. Despite the devotion, it is very important to keep in mind that taking even stagnant water in the mouth or swallowing it can cause many diseases to develop inside us.
Dr Saurabh Arora, director of Auriga Research, says that by doing this there is a risk of contracting many other serious diseases such as typhoid, diarrhea and dysentery.
take special care with your eyes
Eyes are especially at risk from contaminated water. Therefore, even if you are bathing in contaminated water on the occasion of Chhath, while bathing, make sure that your eyes are closed and that the contaminated water does not enter your eyes. Otherwise, the eyes, which are considered extremely sensitive, may immediately face the problem of infection and irritation.
keep clean water with you
If you are observing the Chhath fast or going to the Yamuna or polluted waters to celebrate Chhath, then despite taking many precautions, you may be affected by pollution. Therefore, experts recommend that whenever you enter Yamuna, you carry at least one bottle of clean water with you. With this, in any difficult situation, you can rinse it with clean water, wash your eyes or it is advisable to wash your hands and feet immediately after coming out of the Yamuna.
Maintain personal hygiene after taking a dip
Whenever you come out of contaminated water, it is certain that the contaminants do not leave you there, but rather stay with you. And even get home.
Therefore, after coming out of Yamuna, rub and wash the entire body, including the hands and feet, with water. The clothes you wear to take a dip. Use it again only after washing it well.
These are some of those precautions, with which you can not only celebrate this great festival of Shraddha according to your faith, but also protect yourself and those who come in contact with you from many diseases.
