NGT dealt with pressing environmental issues ranging from faecal coliform levels in Mahakumbh to desilting of drains

NEW DELHI: (Dec 31) The National Green Tribunal in 2025 dealt with a wide range of pressing environmental issues, including high levels of faecal coliform found in the water at various locations in Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh and desilting of Delhi drains.

The central tribunal at New Delhi slammed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, asking whether it disputed the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) finding on high levels of faecal coliform in the water at various locations in Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh.

The Mahakumbh, a Hindu pilgrimage festival that marked a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the sun and is organised once in every 12 years, was held at Prayagraj from January 13 ('Paush Poornima') to February 26 ('Maha Shivratri') and came under the scanner of the tribunal due to high levels of faecal coliform at various locations where people were taking holy bath.