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. …
New Delhi, Mar 26 The Central Pollution Control Board has spent only 20 per cent of the environment protection charge and environmental compensation collected so far for mitigating air pollution in Delhi-NCR and protecting the environment. According to a CPCB report submitted to the National Green Tribunal on March 20, the central pollution control body has disbursed only Rs 156.33 …
Contrary to most air quality reports during the Covid-19-associated lockdown, a study showed that benzene concentration in Mumbai was higher during all phases of the lockdown as compared to levels in 2019. Mumbai The CPCB report showed 30-35% average rise in benzene levels during lockdown. “Elevated benzene levels in few areas of Mumbai are a cause for concern and need …
The Ganga river water is absolutely unfit for "direct drinking" and only seven spots from where it passes can be consumed after disinfection, the Central Pollution Control Board has said. According to the latest data with the CPCB, most of the Ganga river water in the Uttar Pradesh-West Bengal stretch is unfit for drinking and bathing. The 78 monitoring stations …
