Industry closure plan firmed up for clean Ganga during Mahakumbh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Industry closure plan firmed up for clean Ganga during Mahakumbh

Hindustan Times  

A plan has been drawn to stop the flow of industrial effluents to Prayagraj from various districts to make the Sangam waters clean for bathing during Mahakumbh-2025. This plan by the state environment and climate change department involves temporarily shutting down those industrial units in 23 Uttar Pradesh and two Uttarakhand districts that discharge waste into the Ganga or its catchment area near the Shahi Snan or Rajsi Snan dates during the mega religious congregation. “This plan has been made in consultation with irrigation department where we concluded the time taken for water to reach Prayagraj,” member-secretary, UPPCB, Sanjeev Kumar Singh. For instance, if water from Unnao takes about three days to reach Prayagraj, industrial discharge will be stopped by shutting down industries that release waste three days ahead the Shahi Snan day, according to the irrigation department. The roster for closure of industrial units is in addition to the work of tapping/diverting drains at the local level with the help of temporary sewage treatment plants in Prayagraj and the districts nearby.

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Ganga water during Mahakumbh met bathing standards: Bhupender Yadav in LS
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ganga water during Mahakumbh met bathing standards: Bhupender Yadav in LS

Hindustan Times  

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday said the Ganga water quality at seven locations near Prayagraj, associated with the recently-concluded Mahakumbh Mela, met all standards for bathing during the event. “In pursuance of an NGT order in the Kamlesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh and others, the CPCB carried out regular water quality monitoring at seven locations in …

Water quality at Maha Kumbh found unfit for dips on many days: Graphics
1 month ago

Water quality at Maha Kumbh found unfit for dips on many days: Graphics

The Hindu  

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Will there be another Mahakumbh?
1 month ago

Will there be another Mahakumbh?

New Indian Express  

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Maha Kumbh: Prayagraj river water fails bathing quality standards, CPCB finds high faecal coliform levels
1 month, 1 week ago

Maha Kumbh: Prayagraj river water fails bathing quality standards, CPCB finds high faecal coliform levels

Hindustan Times  

The Central Pollution Control Board informed the National Green Tribunal in a report that faecal coliform levels in river water along various locations in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj during Maha Kumbh Mela were not meeting bathing quality standards. The submission assumes significance as crores of devotees continue to flock to the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela …

Maha Kumbh: Daily water testing, removal of pooja waste among measures to keep Ganga 'dip-safe'
2 months ago

Maha Kumbh: Daily water testing, removal of pooja waste among measures to keep Ganga 'dip-safe'

Hindustan Times  

By Gunjan Sharma and Arunav Sinha Maha Kumbh: Daily water testing, removal of pooja waste among measures to keep Ganga 'dip-safe' Mahakumbh Nagar, Daily sample testing of river water by the Pollution Control Board, round-the-clock separation of flowers and pooja material from water a, 200-km temporary drainage system to channel all greywater to treatment facilities and state-of-the-art technology to deal …

Mahakumbh 2025: How Day 1 of Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj looks like | See aerial pics
2 months, 1 week ago

Mahakumbh 2025: How Day 1 of Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj looks like | See aerial pics

India TV News  

Image Source : pti 1/9 A huge crowd from Prayagraj, and from other states like Bihar, Haryana, Bengal, Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh is seen at various ghats of Prayagraj, including Sangam. Image Source : X 2/9 On the first day of Mahakumbh Mela 2025, around 1.50 crore Sanatan believers take a holy dip in …

Mahakumbh-2025: Two months of action later, Ganga water fit for holy dip
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mahakumbh-2025: Two months of action later, Ganga water fit for holy dip

Hindustan Times  

Reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal for releasing untreated sewage into the Ganga, water at the Sangam point which carried chemicals from factories from 23 districts and filth from drains, is now flowing swift, in one of its cleanest forms seen in many years. Devotees take a dip in the Ganga at Prayagraj Prayagraj city alone generates 468.28 million litres …

'Ensure No Devotee Falls Sick After Dip In Ganga': NGT Tells Govt Ahead Of Maha Kumbh 2025
3 months ago

'Ensure No Devotee Falls Sick After Dip In Ganga': NGT Tells Govt Ahead Of Maha Kumbh 2025

ABP News  

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025: Ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the National Green Tribunal has directed officials concerned to ensure that the pilgrims visiting the mela do not suffer and that no untreated sewage and solid waste is discharged in river Ganga and Yamuna. The green tribunal has said that devotees who come to Prayagraj to take a holy …

Maha Kumbh 2025 | Ensure Pilgrims Don't Suffer, Prevent Sewage & Waste Discharge Into Ganga, Yamuna: NGT Directs UP PCB, CPCB
3 months ago

Maha Kumbh 2025 | Ensure Pilgrims Don't Suffer, Prevent Sewage & Waste Discharge Into Ganga, Yamuna: NGT Directs UP PCB, CPCB

Live Law  

In a series of significant directions to the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Central Pollution Control Board, the National Green Tribunal has directed the authorities to ensure that the pilgrims visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 do not suffer and that no untreated sewage and solid waste is discharged in river Ganga and Yamuna.This time around the 40-day Maha. …

Mahakumbh-2025: Healthy flows the Ganga again as ‘three Gangas’ merged into one
3 months, 1 week ago

Mahakumbh-2025: Healthy flows the Ganga again as ‘three Gangas’ merged into one

Hindustan Times  

If you’ve seen glimpses/clips of a sea of humanity descending into the waters at the Sangam at previous Magh Melas, Kumbhs and Mahakumbhs, this time you will have to think of another epithet to describe the multitudes that take a bath on the bathing days of Mahakumbh-2025. The state irrigation department has merged three distinct streams of the Ganga at …

Mahakumbh 2025: Uttar Pradesh govt merges three streams of Ganga River into one at Sangam ahead of mela
3 months, 1 week ago

Mahakumbh 2025: Uttar Pradesh govt merges three streams of Ganga River into one at Sangam ahead of mela

India TV News  

Mahakumbh 2025: Three streams of the Ganga river were merged at the Sangam area by the Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh to create better bathing facilities for millions of devotees expected to attend the Mahakumbh in 2025, officials said today. The department developed a strategic plan to ensure a grand Mahakumbh experience, centralizing bathing facilities for the anticipated 40 crore …

West UP industries to halt operations for clean Ganga during Mahakumbh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

West UP industries to halt operations for clean Ganga during Mahakumbh

Hindustan Times  

Over 500 industrial units across 11 districts of western Uttar Pradesh have been directed to ensure “zero” discharge during the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. The Ganga river-bed, near Sangam in Prayagraj The state government, along with the pollution control department, has devised a roster to regulate industrial operations on specific dates corresponding to the Mahakumbh bathing schedule. Yadav stated, “These committees …

‘Ganga in Prayagraj to be fit for holy dip by December-end’
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Ganga in Prayagraj to be fit for holy dip by December-end’

Hindustan Times  

The Ganga in Prayagraj will be fit for a holy dip by December-end as there will be no flow of untreated sewage into the river, weeks before the Mahakumbh-2025 that begins on January 13, according to a senior state government official. Currently, the state government is working to connect the drains with sewer lines and to intercept the flow of …

Ganga pollution: After NGT’s rap, UP chalks out two-month plan for Mahakumbh
4 months, 1 week ago

Ganga pollution: After NGT’s rap, UP chalks out two-month plan for Mahakumbh

Hindustan Times  

Reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal over pollution in the Ganga, the authorities in Uttar Pradesh have zeroed in on a two-month plan for the Mahakumbh-2025. Devotees offer prayers on the banks of holy river Ganga The key challenges include 34-untapped drains and the low level of water in the river. As the monsoon retreated from the state by the …

Ensure Water Quality Of Rivers At Prayagraj Is Maintained For Pilgrims Of Kumbh Mela: NGT To State Authorities
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ensure Water Quality Of Rivers At Prayagraj Is Maintained For Pilgrims Of Kumbh Mela: NGT To State Authorities

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the State authorities to ensure that water quality of Ganga-Yamuna rivers for pilgrims of Kumbh mela which is to be organized in 2024-25 at Uttar Pradesh's Prayraj is maintained to the level of drinking water quality.Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr. A. Senthil Vel while granting eight. …

Relief likely for 12 Prayagraj villages as revival of two rivers underway
1 year, 8 months ago

Relief likely for 12 Prayagraj villages as revival of two rivers underway

Hindustan Times  

Weeks before monsoon hit the state, the district administration took up the revival of two small rivers hoping to provide relief to the parched lands of around two dozen villages in the development blocks of Manda and Koraon in Praygaraj district. Workers clearing the flow path of Karnavati river, a tributary of Ganga, in the Manda development block of Prayagraj …

Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022, government informs Lok Sabha
5 years, 3 months ago

Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022, government informs Lok Sabha

India Today  

The Centre has set a deadline to complete all sanctioned works of Namami Gange project by 2022. The rest of the projects are at various stages of implementation, Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria informed the Lok Sabha today in reply to a question. Under Namami Gange Programme, diverse set of interventions …

No environmental clearance given to projects on Ganga in 2 years: Prakash Javadekar
9 years ago

No environmental clearance given to projects on Ganga in 2 years: Prakash Javadekar

India TV News  

New Delhi: No environmental clearance has been granted to any project on river Ganga in the last two years, government told Rajya Sabha on Monday. When members during Question Hour expressed concern over the impact various projects could have had on the flow of the river, Environment and Forests minister Prakash Javadekar said “during the last two years, the Ministry …

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