The tanneries in UP, which had been ailing and ordered to be shut down during the Kumbh so that the Ganga water isn’t polluted when it reaches Prayagraj, are now beginning to shift to Bengal, where they had been recently welcomed with open arms by the state government.
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During this Kumbh, authorities expect up to 150 million pilgrims to take a dip in the Sangam, including a million foreign visitors. The high level of air pollution is a sign that officials are struggling to grapple with India’s worsening air pollution.
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