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One of the major crises that the world is facing today is environmental pollution. Synthetic dyestuffs find uses in various industries like textile, cosmetics, leather, paper printing, tannery, food coloring, etc. Recalcitrant azo dyes (-N=N-) are the predominant class of molecules used because of their color fastness, persistence in aquatic environment, stability, and resistance to degradation. These detrimental compounds are quite complex and structurally diverse, containing azoic linkages. It is evident from prior researches that these dyes and their by-products, specifically the aromatic amines, which result due to the reductive cleavage of the azo bonds, are classified as extremely toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, and genotoxic to humans and aquatic biota and are also capable of causing serious skin irritations. They inhibit aquatic photosynthesis by obstructing light penetration, deplete dissolved oxygen (DO) level …