: Explainer: What is causing the mass death of fish in India’s water bodies? #IndiaNEWS In April 2022, several images of dead fish floating in the Banganga tank, located in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill

Explainer: What is causing the mass death of fish in India’s water bodies? #IndiaNEWS
In April 2022, several images of dead fish floating in the Banganga tank, located in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill area, circulated on news sites and social media platforms. Clean-up efforts were initiated after locals observed the dead fish in the tank and informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The contractor appointed for the clean-up claimed that four trucks of fish were removed from the site. Officials speculated that the loss of oxygen was the likely cause of the mass fish deaths.This is not the first time that such an incident has occurred. Mass fish death in the Banganga tank has been labelled an “annual tragedy�? in previous years. One key cause that has been identified for the fish deaths is people putting large quantities of food in the water as part of religious rituals.#Mumbai | Hundreds of fish found dead in the #Banganga Tank. The cleaning process is underway. 📹 @AnshumanPoyreka pic.twitter.com/ll5nlVOlwz— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 21, 2022 In a separate case, more recently, a huge number of fish were found dead in a five-kilometre upstream stretch of the Najafgarh drain along the Delhi-Haryana border. Initial reports speculate that these deaths could be because of fertiliser pollution in the river which cause algal blooms that in turn deplete the water of oxygen, killing aquatic life.Numerous ponds, lakes and...Read more

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