00:09That's 11,000 litres of milk being poured into the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
00:14But under the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act in India, it is illegal
00:18to discharge polluting matter into any stream of river.
00:22Now, here's the thing.
00:23In Madhya Pradesh's Sihor, followers of Saint Dadaji Baba concluded a 21-day Mahayagana
00:29with a Maha Abhishek ritual.
00:30But pouring milk into a river can increase biochemical oxygen demand, reduce dissolved
00:35oxygen levels and harm aquatic life.
00:48Tankers carried the milk to the riverbank where sadhus and saffron robes chanted mantras
00:52and raised their hands as the offering flowed into the river.
00:55Internet was quick to react.
00:57Supporters defended the ritual as an act of traditional devotion.
01:00Others said that this could be feed for the fish.
01:02If there is a flow of 1,000 litres and if you add a couple of millilitres of water, then
01:09that can act as a food for the immediate biodiversity around.
01:15But for sudden injection of such a huge quantity of milk or any such substance is likely to be
01:25more adverse in the immediate aftermath than beneficial.
01:29The Narmada River already faces pollution pressures along its 1,300-kilometre journey through Madhya
01:35Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat before draining into the Arabian Sea.
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01:43I'm Jessica Gowell.
01:45Here's the thing.
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