What Is Causing The Mass Death Of Fish In India’s Water Bodies?

The cause of the recent mass deaths of fish may be related to fertilizer contamination in the river in India’s water bodies.

Images of dead fish floating in the Banganga tank in Mumbai's Malabar Hill area were widely shared on news sites and other media platforms in April 2022. Locals discovered the dead fish in the tank and alerted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which then started the cleanup process. Four trucks of fish, according to the cleanup contractor, were hauled away from the scene. The depletion of oxygen, according to officials, was most likely what caused the large number of fish deaths.

This isn't the first time that something similar has happened. In prior years, the Banganga tank's widespread fish deaths were referred to be a "annual tragedy." People putting a lot of food in the water as part of religious rituals has been one of the main causes of fish deaths.