
NGT Directs UP Government to Tackle Open Defecation at Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, Cites Severe Pollution Concerns
-By Prabhat Kumar Tyagi National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government, Maha Kumbh Mela Authorities and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UP PCB) as they lacked sanitary facilities, forcing it to defecate on the Ganga River bank open. Bench consisting of Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr. A. SEnthil Vel…