Dehradun: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), while hearing a petition about sewage discharge into the Mandakini River in Kedarnath, has issued strict instructions to the state government. The NGT emphasized the need for serious action based on the recommendations of the committee formed to assess sewage treatment and solid waste management in the Kedarnath area.

Abhistha Kusum Gupta filed the complaint before the NGT, alleging sewage pollution in the Mandakini River. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Justice Prakash Srivastava (Chairman), Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi (Judicial Member), and Dr. A Senthil Vel (Expert Member).

The NGT, led by Justice Prakash Srivastava, emphasized the need for a time frame to be established for improving sewage........

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