
Maha Kumbh water quality: NGT raps, UPPCB apologises, submits action taken report
Hindustan TimesLUCKNOW: A day after being reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal for delay in submitting action taken report on maintaining water quality in Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh, the UP Pollution Control Board tendered unconditional apology on Tuesday along with the report. “River water quality was not conforming with the primary water quality for bathing with respect to fecal coliform at all the monitored locations on various occasions,” the CPCB report stated. The tribunal had summoned UPPCB officials after the Central Pollution Control Board, which was also directed to test water quality and submit a report along with the UPPCB, raised red flag on the water quality based upon the test their team conducted in Prayagraj. “River water quality was not conforming with the primary water quality for bathing with respect to fecal coliform at all the monitored locations on various occasions.
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