Kumbh Mela Waste Dumping Allegation | NGT Disposes Plea By Ex-IPS Officer As UPPCB Assures To Look Into The Issue

The National Green Tribunal Principal Bench on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by a former IPS officer [Amitabh Thakur], alleging that waste collected during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj was being dumped without processing at the Basawar waste site, about 10 km south of the city.Noting that the plea lacked prima facie material, Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Exper Member Dr....