Oil and Oxygen Depletion Caused Gorakhpur Fish Kill

Imagine a pond where lots of fish live.

During festivals, people put oil, flowers, and food into the pond as offerings.

This made a layer on top of the water, like a blanket, that stopped air from getting in.

The fish needed air to breathe, but they couldn't get enough.

Also, the oil made the water yucky.

This made the fish sick and many of them died.

Scientists took some water and found too much oil and not enough air.

They think this is why so many fish died.

Now, people want to make sure no one throws things in the pond anymore so the fish can be safe.