New Delhi, March 10 -- Sewage management at Mahakumbh Mela In Prayagraj, 10 sewage treatment plants (STP) with a total capacity of 340 million litres per day (MLD) were operational to treat the sewage generated during the Mahakumbh Mela 2025, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary told the Rajya Sabha.

During pre-Kumbh monitoring, 78 first-order drains were assessed-44 were tapped, while 34 remained untapped. Subsequently, all untapped drains were addressed, with wastewater being diverted and treated through STPs or Geo-Tube Advanced Oxidation Technology to ensure that no untreated wastewater was discharged into the rivers in Prayagraj, the minister said.

For sanitation during the mela, a sufficient number of fibe...