Editorial photo #1197760 Environmental Issue

Pollution in India

City municipality workers remove garbage from the water of the Bindu Sagar holy pond to clean the water ahead of Lord Lingaraj's Chandan Yatra festival in the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Sunday, May.8, 2016. Chandan Yatra, a festival that marks the conclusion of the cycle of religious festivals. Starting from Akshyaya Trutiya the festival lasts for twenty-one days. The name of the festival is very symbolic as sandal paste popularly known as chandan and water are its inseparable constituents. That is why the festival is held in the month of Baisakh, a time when the summer heat is at its peak and sandal paste and water are essential to keep the people cool. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout/NurPhoto)