Now, CPCB data claims Sangam fit for holy dip
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Now, CPCB data claims Sangam fit for holy dip

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW In a development that is nothing short of a miracle, the level of sewage in water at the Sangam, the site of the ongoing Kumbh Mela was recorded at 780 units on February 17, well under the safe limit of 2,500, and far lower than the 49,000 recorded on January 20. Interestingly, on February 18, the state pollution body contradicted CPCB’s findings and said the water at the Sangam was fit for bathing. The data showing the water as unclean was widely debated, including in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, where chief minister Yogi Adityanath said the water at Sangam was fit not just for bathing, but drinking. “The UP Pollution Control Board, in its report, has stated that during January and February, the faecal coliform level at the Sangam Nose was within the permissible limit of less than 2,500 mpn/100 ml.

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Ganga Water Was Fit For Bathing During Maha Kumbh In Prayagraj: Govt Tells Parliament
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2 weeks ago

Ganga Water Was Fit For Bathing During Maha Kumbh In Prayagraj: Govt Tells Parliament

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New Delhi: The central government on Monday cited a new report from the Central Pollution Control Board in Parliament and said the water in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj was fit for bathing during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh. In a report dated February 3, the CPCB had informed the National Green Tribunal that water at several locations …

Ganga water was fit for bathing during Maha Kumbh: Government tells Parliament
2 weeks ago

Ganga water was fit for bathing during Maha Kumbh: Government tells Parliament

The Hindu  

The central government on Monday cited a new report from the Central Pollution Control Board in Parliament and said the water in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj was fit for bathing during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh. In a report dated February 3, the CPCB had informed the National Green Tribunal that water at several locations in Prayagraj …

India’s pollution body now says water quality during Mahakumbh was fit for bathing
2 weeks, 1 day ago

India’s pollution body now says water quality during Mahakumbh was fit for bathing

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Earlier on February 17, the board informed the National Green Tribunal that water at several locations in the Ganga in Prayagraj had alarming levels of faecal coliform bacteria Hindu devotees take ritualistic dips at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Shivaratri, the final day of Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, February 26. AP …

Maha Kumbh water was safe to bathe? CPCB’s new report takes U-turn, cites ’variability in data’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Maha Kumbh water was safe to bathe? CPCB’s new report takes U-turn, cites ’variability in data’

Live Mint  

Maha Kumbh 2025: A new report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the National Green Tribunal has claimed that as per statistical analysis, the water quality in Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was “fit for bathing”. The Central Pollution Control Board report said the statistical analysis was necessitated because of "variability of data" in the samples …

Now, CPCB tells green tribunal Maha Kumbh water fit for bathing
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Now, CPCB tells green tribunal Maha Kumbh water fit for bathing

The Hindu  

The Central Pollution Control Board has informed the National Green Tribunal that the water at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was fit for bathing after taking the “median” value of faecal coliform at the confluence into consideration. Data on the CPCB website, however, show that faecal coliform levels exceeded the “desired” and “maximum permissible” levels on multiple …

Sangam water fit for ritual drinking, bathing: Yogi
1 month ago

Sangam water fit for ritual drinking, bathing: Yogi

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted the water at the Sangam in Prayagraj is fit for both ritual drinking and bathing. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath His statement comes days after a Central Pollution Control Board report said the river water quality was not conforming to the primary water quality for bathing with respect to fecal coliform at all the …

UPPCB contradicts CPCB report, says Sangam water fit for bathing
1 month ago

UPPCB contradicts CPCB report, says Sangam water fit for bathing

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The UP Pollution Control Board on Wednesday submitted a fresh report on the water quality at the Sangam in Prayagraj, claiming it fit for bathing, in contradiction of the Central Pollution Control Board report that raised a red flag citing presence of high level of fecal coliform, suggestive of the presence of sewage. The green tribunal also directed the …

Sangam water fit to bathe in, even drink, insists Yogi Adityanath
1 month ago

Sangam water fit to bathe in, even drink, insists Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

The water at the Sangam site is fit for both bathing and ritual drinking, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday, dismissing reports by India’s pollution watchdog that warned earlier this week of high faecal matter contamination at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Speaking in the assembly, Adityanath said reports of severe contamination of Maha Kumbh water were …

Maha Kumbh: Sangam water ‘unsafe’ due to high BOD level, CPCB drops fresh report after faecal bacteria findings
1 month ago

Maha Kumbh: Sangam water ‘unsafe’ due to high BOD level, CPCB drops fresh report after faecal bacteria findings

Hindustan Times  

The water in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam, the river's meeting point with the Yamuna and the holy Saraswati rivers in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, is currently ‘unsafe' for bathing, as it exceeds the prescribed limit for biological oxygen demand, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. While a higher BOD level indicates more organic content in the water, river water …

How polluted is Sangam? CPCB data flags ALARMING level of faecal coliform; Yogi denies, says water ‘fit to take dip’
1 month ago

How polluted is Sangam? CPCB data flags ALARMING level of faecal coliform; Yogi denies, says water ‘fit to take dip’

Live Mint  

How polluted is Sangam? On January 29, Yamuna river near the old Naini Bridge recorded 13000MPN/100ml while on January 24, the Ganga river near the Deeha Ghat recorded 17000 MPN, while near Lord Curzon bridge, it recorded 13000 MPN. Shocking numbers were reported on January 20, when the Ganga near Sangam recorded 49,000 MPN of faecal coliform, while the Yamuna …

Sangam water fit for drinking: Yogi Adityanath rejects faecal bacteria report
1 month ago

Sangam water fit for drinking: Yogi Adityanath rejects faecal bacteria report

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the water quality at Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh was fit to take a dip and perform aachman and slammed the opposition for spreading propaganda that it was unfit for bathing. Speaking in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Adityanath said over 56.25 crore devotees have already taken a holy dip during the Maha …

Sangam water fit for dip: CM Yogi alleges propaganda to malign Mahakumbh after faecal bacteria report
1 month ago

Sangam water fit for dip: CM Yogi alleges propaganda to malign Mahakumbh after faecal bacteria report

India TV News  

Sangam water fit for dip: CM Yogi alleges propaganda to malign Mahakumbh after faecal bacteria report Sangam water fit for dip: CM Yogi alleges propaganda to malign Maha Kumbh after faecal bacteria report Amid reports of faecal bacteria in Prayagraj waters, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Sangam water is fit for dip and alleged that it is …

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