New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday reserved its order on a petition alleging that inadequate sanitation facilities at the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela have led to open defecation along the banks of the Ganga river.

Meanwhile, the tribunal bench led by its chairman Justice Prakash Shrivastava directed the Uttar Pradesh government and concerned authorities to take immediate remedial action.

Nipun Bhushan, the petitioner, through plea has sought Rs10 crore in environmental compensation from the Uttar Pradesh government, claiming that the state has failed to prevent large-scale pollution due to poor sanitary provisions at the Kumbh Mela site.

The petition alleged that many individuals and families are forced to defec...