Singer Vishal Dadlani challenges Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to drink water from the Maha Kumbh river, countering claims of its potability despite high levels of faecal bacteria. The dispute follows a National Green Tribunal report highlighting contamination concerns.

Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani has challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to drink water from the Maha Kumbh river, publicly. This challenge comes after Adityanath dismissed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) report, which raised concerns over high levels of fecal bacteria in the river water.

Singer-music composer Vishal Dadlani challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday to take a "chunky glug" from the river at the Maha Kumbh Mela site in Prayagraj after a report claimed the presence of "high levels of faecal contamination" in the Sangam water.

A recent report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has raised concern over the presence of high levels of faecal bacteria and total coliform in Kumbh water. However, CM Yogi Adityanath dismissed the claims and said it was "fit for drinking".

Vishal Dadlani responded to Yogi Adityanath's dismissal of faecal bacteria claims in Sangam waters, suggesting the UP CM drink directly from the river on camera to prove its safety.

LUCKNOW: Days after NGT flagged the high faecal coliform levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Prayagraj during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath asserted in the assembly on Wednesday that the water at the Sangam was fit for both "snan" (bathing) and "aachman" (ritual drinking).

CM Yogi Adityanath also said that Sangam water is fit for not only for dip but also for drinking and alleged propaganda to malign Maha Kumbh after faecal bacteria report by the CP