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New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday banned the sale, storage, transportation, and marketing of soaps and detergents not conforming to the latest BIS parameters to curb pollution in the Yamuna river. The NGT had also directed to launch awareness campaigns about the harmful effect of using substandard soaps and detergents. Experts have cited soaps and detergents as one of the major reasons behind the pollution in the river. Many times, visuals of toxic froth floating on the surface of the river in Delhi also make their way to social media. These detergents and other organic matter get deposited in the riverbed when the river is flowing normally..