LUCKNOW, Dec. 12 -- Taking serious note of pollution in the Pahuj river in Jhansi due to sewage waste flowing directly from four untapped drains, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to file an action taken report within six weeks.

NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and A Senthil, an expert member of the tribunal, passed the order on November 28 on an application filed by Bhanu Sahay highlighting rising pollution in Pahuj, a tributary of Sindh and Yamuna rivers.

The applicant alleged that the river was being polluted by sewage discharge, solid waste dumping, muck deposits, and encroachment on the riverbed.

"The photographs submitted by the applicant on November 27, 2025, reveal large...