Mahakumbh bath water quality report : The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which is not suitable for bathing the water of Triveni Sangam in Mahakumbh, has overturned its stand. It has recently submitted a new report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). In which, while proving his own report wrong, it has been claimed, “The water quality of Ganga and Yamuna was suitable for bathing during Mahakumbh”. The board has released this new report based on statistical analysis.
According to the new board report, statistical analysis was required to obtain an accurate report of water quality for Mahakumbh bath. Because there was a difference in testing of samples collected from the same place on different dates and on the same day from different places. Due to this, the overall water quality in the river area could not be clear. The overall quality was assessed by collecting data through statistical analysis. The board’s 28 February report was uploaded on the NGT website on 7 March. The board monitored water at five places in the Ganges and two places in Yamuna twice a week, which also monitored during the royal bath of Mahakumbh, which lasted from 12 January to 26 February. Earlier on February 17, the board had told the NGT that the water there is not worth bathing due to increasing the level of features at various places in Prayagraj during Mahakumbh.
Experts ordered an inquiry.
The committee of experts ordered an inquiry after considering the discrepancies found in the data. He said that a particular place and time reflects the situation of water quality at that time. The results can vary depending on many factors, including man -made activities, water flow rate, depth of sample and time, and river flow at the upper water level.
Difference in different dimensions
The board reports stated that there was a significant variation in the intensity of various parameters like pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), bio -chemical oxygen demand (BOD) and fecal coliform count (FC).
Investigated in 20 rounds
Due to variation in samples, statistical analysis of water quality data from various monitoring locations for major parameters was performed at 10 collective bathing locations from 12 January to 22 February, and 20 rounds of monitoring were held. On average, all factors causing water pollution were taken into consideration.
