{
  "id": 19836453,
  "title": "Badlapur: NCP(SP) Workers Dump Dead Fish On MPCB Officials' Table, Give Two-Day Ultimatum Over Ulhas River Pollution | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/badlapur-ncp-sp-workers-dump-dead-fish-on-mpcb-officials-table-give",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T16:42:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/badlapur-ncpsp-workers-dump-dead-fish-on-mpcb-officials-table-give-two-day-ultimatum-over-ulhas-river-pollution-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 13, 2026, workers from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) staged an unusual protest against the pollution of the Ulhas River in Badlapur, Maharashtra. The protesters carried dead fish to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) office and dumped them on the officials' table as a symbolic demonstration. The workers accused industries in the Badlapur and Ambernath MIDC areas of discharging chemical-laden wastewater into the river, leading to the deaths of thousands of fish. Despite the alarming situation, the party alleged that neither the MPCB nor the Water Resources Department had taken any effective action to address the issue. The protesters warned that if the authorities did not take immediate action, they would force the officials to bathe in the same polluted water.",
  "summary": "Badlapur, November 13, 2026: In an unusual protest against the worsening pollution of the Ulhas River, workers of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) carried baskets of dead fish to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) office and dumped them directly on the officials’ table on Friday. Angered by the alleged inaction of authorities despite thousands of fish dying in the…",
  "key_points": [
    "NCP(SP) workers protest Ulhas River pollution in Badlapur.",
    "Protesters dump dead fish on MPCB officials' table.",
    "Two-day ultimatum issued over water pollution."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}