Uttar Pradesh green watchdog has ordered the closure of leather tanneries in Kanpur in view of the ongoing Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj (Allahabad) for ensuring the flow of clean water in downstream river Ganga.

According to the closure roster issued by the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), the tanneries, numbering more than 250, have been instructed to close down intermittently for a total of 18 days between January 8 and February 21, 2020. Each of the six closure periods would last for three days so that no effluents or pollutants get discharges in the river and its ...