NGT observation on water quality in Ganga

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the water quality in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh is deteriorating. The reason behind the deterioration is discharge of sewage or sullage into the river. The Tribunal ordered the state’s chief secretary to file an affidavit disclosing the information regarding each drain across different districts, the sewage generated from those, the sewage treatment plans (STPs) to which those were proposed to be connected and the timeline for making the STPs functional.