Maha Kumbh 2025, March 9 -- A new report by the Central Pollution Control Board submitted to the National Green Tribunal has claimed that as per statistical analysis, the water quality in Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj was "fit for bathing". The statement comes in complete contradiction with the previous report submitted in February.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report said the statistical analysis was necessitated because of "variability of data" in the samples collected from the same locations across different dates and on different locations on the same day, because of which these did not reflect the "overall river water quality throughout the river stretch".

On 17 February, in compliance with the December or...