Amid chaos over the report highlighting increased Fecal Coliform (FC) in the river at Prayagraj, Professor Umesh Kumar Singh of the Centre of Environmental Science at the University of Allahabad on Friday suggested that the water at Triveni Sangam was fit for bathing.

Lucknow: Contesting a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) raising concern over the water quality in the Ganga, environmental scientis.

The Central Pollution Control Board has declared the water at Triveni Sangam unfit for bathing due to high biological oxygen demand levels.

The quality of the river water at Triveni Sangam, Praygraj has failed to meet the primary standards for 'Amrit Snan' or bathing during the Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025, says a report by CPCB and NGT.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has filed a report before the National Green Tribunal's Principal Bench revealing concerning findings regarding the river water quality at

According to Central Pollution Control Board data, the BOD level at Sangam was 3.94 milligrams per litre on January 13, when the Maha Kumbh started.

UP’s Additional Advocate General says state’s pollution control board will examine CPCB report, take action to improve water quality

As devotees flock to Prayagraj for Maha Kumbh 2025, the CPCB report has raised alarm over high levels of faecal coliform bacteria in Ganga water, exceeding safe limits.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in its recent report to the National Green Tribunal revealed that high levels of faecal coliform (mixing of human or livestock excreta) were found in its river water testing at locations where people from across the nation are taking a dip during the Maha Kumbh.