For the second day in a row, dead bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganga, this time in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The location is about 55 kilometers upriver from Bihar’s Buxar, where more than a hundred bodies were discovered yesterday, causing shock and outrage. The bodies had floated down from Uttar Pradesh, according to Bihar officials, because their state has no history of burying bodies in the water.
With Covid quickly spreading across rural north India, the bodies in the river are thought to be those of Covid patients.
Due to the lack of Covid procedures at rural crematoriums, villagers are concerned about the spread of the virus, and families have been forced to dispose of their loved ones in the water, according to reports.
Locals are concerned that the pollution of the water could result in the rapid transmission of the disease, and the local authorities have stated that they are looking into the matter.
“We now have the details. Our police are on the scene, and an investigation is in progress. We’re looking at where they come from “MP Singh, the District Magistrate of Ghazipur, was quoted by the news agency.
Locals have complained about the stench and have accused the authorities of being incompetent.
“We briefed the government, but they took no initiative. If the current scenario persists, there is a risk that we will become infected with coronavirus “Akhand, a local, told media.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, tweeted that he has directed the concerned states to “take urgent cognizance” of the Buxar incident.
“The discovery of bodies floating in the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar area is tragic. This is unquestionably a cause for inquiry. The Modi government is dedicated to the cleanliness of “Mother Ganga.”
This occurrence is unpredictable. The concerned states should take urgent action in this regard “He said.
Over 100 decomposing bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganga in Buxar yesterday, causing locals to panic about a Covid spike in the town. Dozens of bodies were seen floating in the river near the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border in Chausa.
