The Inexperienced Tribunal underlined that the problem of river Ganga’s air pollution was a “time-sensitive matter”.
New Delhi:
The Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal has noticed that the well being of crores of pilgrims visiting the Maha Kumbh honest shall be impacted if efficient steps will not be taken to forestall the discharge of sewage into the Ganga in Prayagraj.
The 40-day Maha Kumbh Mela, anticipated to attract tens of millions of devotees from throughout the globe, is scheduled to begin on January 14 with the Makar Sankranti ‘snan’ (holy bathtub) and can conclude on February 26 with the Mahashivratri snan.
The inexperienced physique was listening to a plea claiming 50 drains have been discharging sewage immediately into river Ganga, in an eight-km stretch from Rasulabad within the metropolis to the Sangam (confluence of river Ganga and Yamuna).
In September this 12 months, the tribunal had shaped a high-powered committee (HPC) beneath the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and directed it to submit a report in regards to the preventive measures by November 23.
In an order dated November 29, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava mentioned, “The HPC has filed no such report nor any written request has been acquired from it expressing any problem in submitting the report or looking for extension of time.” The bench additionally comprising judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and knowledgeable member A Senthil Vel famous the submissions of the counsel for Uttar Pradesh, as per which, there was a typographical error in a communication despatched to him by the chief secretary on November 28 about looking for an extension for submitting the report.
“Even when we settle for such a submission, we discover that although the order was handed by the tribunal on September 23, 2024, but it seems that until November 7, no efficient motion was taken by the HPC,” the tribunal mentioned noting the communication.
It underlined that the problem of river Ganga’s air pollution was a “time-sensitive matter”.
“The problem pertains to stopping the discharge of untreated sewage in river Ganga earlier than the graduation of the Kumbh Mela. Crores of individuals shall be visiting the mela and their well being and well-being shall be affected if no efficient steps are taken to forestall the discharge of untreated sewage within the river. We count on the HPC to be delicate to this challenge,” the tribunal mentioned.
It expressed dissatisfaction with the federal government counsel’s request looking for 15 days to submit the report.
“Counsel for the state of UP has submitted that the report has already been ready and it has been positioned earlier than the chief secretary for appraisal and signature. If this is the case, we failed to grasp why 15 days have been searched for submitting the report,” the tribunal mentioned.
“Contemplating the request made by the counsel, per week is granted to file the report,” it added.
The NGT mentioned although it was inclined to direct the non-public presence of the principal secretary of the state’s surroundings division, it was restraining itself, contemplating the counsel’s assurance about “immediate motion” and no delays sooner or later.
The matter has been posted on December 9 for additional proceedings.
Within the listening to dated July 1, the tribunal, noting a report by the UP Air pollution Management Board, had noticed, “The motion taken report displays that the water of the river within the related stretch shouldn’t be of drinkable high quality for ‘achman’ functions.” The plea has been filed by advocate Saurabh Tiwary.
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