NGT notice to environment ministry & NTPC over Prayagraj water scarcity

The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, NTPC, and others on a petition alleging scarcity of water in the Yamuna and the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The petition claims that the scarcity is caused by the withdrawal of water by several entities, including the Kishanpur canal and two thermal plants. The tribunal has impleaded several authorities, including the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change secretary...