India, Feb. 19 -- A day after being reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for delay in submitting action taken report on maintaining water quality in Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh, the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) tendered unconditional apology on Tuesday along with the report.

"The delay in filing the comprehensive action taken report is neither deliberate nor intentional and the deponent is tendering an unconditional apology for the same," stated the UPPCB in its 549-page action taken report submitted to the NGT principal bench, New Delhi.

HT had on Tuesday published a story 'NGT summons UPPCB officials for not submitting report'.

The tribunal had summoned UPPCB officials after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB...