MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 22 -- Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh chaired a review meeting on Friday regarding preparations for Mahashivratri at Mahakumbh Nagar, along with director general of police (DGP) Prashant Kumar.

Singh confirmed that water quality standards are being met, with dissolved oxygen levels at the Sangam maintained at 9-10 and the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) remaining under three.

The chief secretary reiterated that for bathing, the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of water should be less than three, and dissolved oxygen should be more than five. Currently, the dissolved oxygen at Sangam is between 9-10, and the BOD remains consistently below three, he said.

He stated that currently, 11,000 cusecs of wat...