Yamuna river: Delhi bans soaps, detergents not conforming to latest BIS standards to curb pollution

The NGT had also directed to launch awareness campaigns about the harmful effect of using substandard soaps and detergents.

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday (June 14) banned the sale, storage, transportation, and marketing of soaps and detergents not conforming to the latest BIS standards to curb pollution in the Yamuna river. The National Green Tribunal had in January accepted recommendations of a two-member expert panel which had suggested directing the Delhi government to issue orders "prohibiting sale, storage and transportation and marketing of detergents which do not conform to the revised BIS standards". The NGT had also directed to launch awareness campaigns about the harmful effect of using substandard soaps and detergents.