Solid waste offerings : Each person visiting the mela generated solid waste of approximately 100 gm every day, be it plastics, bottles or flowers. If you visit the mela grounds today, you will see solid waste strewn all over the place
Sumari, one of the worst-affected villages in the lower part of Rudraprayag district. Almost 40 families have been affected in this small village, 15 houses have been washed away.