India, April 27 -- LUCKNOW Soon, the output of sewage treatment plants (STPs) across UP will be monitored every day by a cell under the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). This follows concerns over reports of high fecal coliform levels in river water during the Mahakumbh that saw over 66 crore devotees taking a holy dip over a period of 45 days.

The state has 152 STPs with a total capacity of 4651 MLD, monitored by different agencies at local/district leveland. As of now, the reports about their efficiency to remove pollutants from water is updated weekly or once/twice a week.

However, the STP cell, likely to be formed in a month, will collect data of these plants and monitor their performance daily, thereby promoting swift ...