Human corpses float, pile up at Ganga bank, this time in Uttar Pradesh ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 13:37 IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): A day after bodies of suspected Covid patients washed up on banks of Ganga in Bihar s Buxar, some unidentified corpses were found floating in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.
The local administration has initiated the probe. Our officers are present on the spot to investigate and ascertain where they came from. A probe into the matter is underway, MP Singh, Ghazipur s District Magistrate told ANI.
The local people, traumatised by the sight of floating human bodies in the Ganga, fear spreading of diseases in the area, which has not been spared by the ravaging Covid pandemic.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (File photo)
Jal Shakti Minister terms floating corpses incident in Ganga as unfortunate , asks concerned states to take cognizance ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 11:28 IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Jal ShaktiGajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday termed the incident of corpses found floating in Ganga river in Bihar as unfortunate and asked concerned states to take immediate cognizance. The incident of corpses found floating in Ganga in Buxar region of Bihar is unfortunate. This is definitely a matter of investigation. The Modi government is committed to the cleanliness mother Ganga. This incident is unexpected. The concerned states should take immediate cognizance in this regard, Shekhawat tweeted.
Day after Bihar, several corpses wash up on banks of Ganga in UP s Ghazipur
Locals complained of stench coming from the bloated, decomposed corpses and accused the authorities of ineptitude. Photo: ANI
Updated: May 11, 2021, 03:40 PM IST
Just one day after several dead bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients were found on the banks of the Ganga river in Bihar s Buxar, many corpses washed up on the banks of Ganga in Uttar Pradesh s Ghazipur district on Tuesday.
A probe has been initiated by the local administration into the matter. Our officers are present on the spot to investigate and ascertain where they came from. A probe into the matter is underway, MP Singh, Ghazipur s District Magistrate told news agency ANI.