Ozone used during Simhastha

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INDORE, India: Ozone gas will now be used to disinfect and purify water in the Kshipra river for pilgrims taking a holy dip during Simhastha 2016. The Ujjain administration is planning to release bubbles of ozone from the bottom of the river through pipelines so as to clean river water during the festival. The project is expected to cost Rs 9 crore. 'This is probably for the first time in the country that ozone gas will be used to clean water during a mammoth gathering of people,' Ujjain divisional commissioner Ravindra Pastor said. Ozone is unstable and degrades within a few seconds, releasing a free oxygen atom which causes rapid oxidization.