Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday dismissed the news of the contamination of the Ganges river during the Maha Kumbh Mela in prayer.
He said that Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board is constantly monitoring water to maintain its quality.
“Questions are being raised about the quality of water (on Triveni) … all the pipes and drains in the confluence are tapped and the water is being released only after purification … UP Pollution Control Board is constantly monitoring the water to maintain its quality, “said the UP CM in the state assembly on Wednesday.
#Watch Lucknow: On the report of feces bacteria, CM Yogi Adityanath says in the UP assembly, “Questions are being raised about the quality of water (in Tritini) … Water is being released … pic.twitter.com/8b4pgadgse
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Adityanath made a statement on a report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which was found. Dangerous levels of ‘feces coliform’ bacteria in the Ganges river in prayer,
Speaking in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister cited the report of the State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday, saying that the amount of demand for biochemical oxygen is less than 3 while the dissolved oxygen is around 8-9.
“This means that water is water is suitable not only for bath but also for ‘Achman’,” he said.
Addressing the issue of increased stool coliform bacteria in river water, Adityanath said that there can be many reasons such as sewage leakage and animal waste.
“The amount of feces in prayer in prayer, according to the standards, is less than 2,500 mpn per 100 ml … It means that the wrong campaign is only to defame Maha Kumbh … NGT has also said that the stool The waste waste was less than 2000 MPn per 100 ml … ”he said.
