New Delhi, April 16 -- Compliance and operational status for Uttarakhand STPs The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) issued show-cause notices on April 9, 2025 to the agencies responsible for the operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants (STP), the board told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in an affidavit submitted April 12, 2025.

The notices were issued under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act to the managing director of Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam and the general manager of Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan. The action was taken following effluent analysis reports of STPs from January 2023 to February 2024, which revealed that "most of the STPs are not complying with the standards of outlet d...