MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 20 -- The Irrigation department has been releasing water from Ganga Barrage in Kanpur regularly in Prayagraj for the past two months since the commencement of Mahakumbh 2025.

A specific plan had been made before the mela started with the aim of ensuring adequate water level and quantity at Sangam for devotees. According to chief engineer of Irrigation department Siddharth Kumar Singh, the water from Ganga barrage is being released at regular intervals from December 2024 onwards solely with the aim to ensure adequate water at Sangam during Mahakumbh.

"It has been a regular process since December 2024. As far as the issue which came to light recently about Ganga water not fit for bathing due to alleged presence of hi...