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19-11-2021 07.30

Last week, Hindus in northern India celebrated the Chhat Puja festival, which was for the sun god Lord Surya.

(Minggu lalu, umat Hindu di sebelah utara India merayakan festival Chhat Puja, yang merupakan perayaan bagi Dewa Surya sang dewa matahari.)

A few days before the festival, white foam covered the Yamuna River, where Hindus usually take a religious bath during the festival. Experts said that the water was toxic, and it contained dangerous chemicals. Farmers often use these chemicals, and they can make skin and breathing problems. Sadly, some people said that they had to bathe in the dangerous water because it was a part of the festival.

(Beberapa hari sebelum festival. Busa berwarna putih menutupi sungai Yamuna, dimana umat Hindu biasanya mandi selama festival. Para ahli berkata bahwa air sungai ini beracun, dan mengandung bahan-bahan kimia berbahaya. Para petani sering menggunakan bahan-bahan kimia ini, dan dapat membuat masalah pada kulit dan pernafasan. Sayangnya, sebagian orang berkata bahwa mereka harus mandi di air yang berbahaya itu karena salah satu bagian dari festival.)

The Yamuna River is one of the most polluted rivers near Delhi. For many years, people put toxic chemicals and sewage in its waters, and its sides were full of plastic trash.

(Sungai Yamuna adalah salah satu sungai yang paling tercemar di dekat Delhi. Selama beberapa tahun, orang-orang membuang bahan-bahan kimia beracun dan limbah domestik ke dalam sungai, dan di tepinya penuh sampah plastik.)

Kata-kata sulit: toxic (beracun), polluted (tercemar), sewage (limbah domestik).

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