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The cremation ghats in Varanasi are overflowing with bodies of the Covid dead with queues sometimes stretching into residential areas.
Bodies line the stairs of the Harishchandra Ghat along the Ganga in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency. Staff members at the crematorium said the body count had been 125 on Friday and 127 on Saturday, almost 10 times higher than the 15-odd bodies that used to be cremated daily.
According to a crematorium employee, the ghat has two electric incinerators and three platforms for wood pyres.
“Officially, there were bodies of 11 coronavirus infected persons on Friday and 12 on Saturday. But the total numbers of the dead has become unusually high,” said Mohit Chaudhary, a staffer.
VaranasiUttar-pradeshIndiaNagar-nigamNarendra-modiRajesh-yadavRamesh-raiMohit-chaudharyGaurang-rathiHarishchandra-ghatPrime-minister-narendra-modiPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed the Covid-19 situation in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. According to a statement issued by the PMO, during the meeting, the Prime Minister was apprised about testing, the availability of beds, medicines, vaccine, and manpower etc. for the prevention of coronavirus and proper treatment of infected patients. He directed the officers to provide all possible assistance to the public at the earliest, said the statement. During the discussion, the Prime Minister specifically stressed upon adherence to "Do Gaj Doori Mask Hai Zaroori " by all the people. Emphasising the importance of vaccination, the Prime Minister said that the administration should make all people above 45 years of age aware of this. He also asked the administration to provide all possible assistance to the people of Varanasi with full sensitivity.
Uttar-pradeshIndiaVaranasiHai-zarooriMlcs-ashok-dhawanSurendra-narayan-singhDeepak-agarwalLaxman-acharyaKaushal-raj-sharmaNeelkanth-tiwariRavindra-jaiswalGaurang-rathiVaranasi: Cremation, Burial Grounds Show About 50% of COVID-19 Deaths Aren't Officially Recorded
Over the last week, there have been serious discrepancies between municipal corporation records and the state government's official bulletin.
People queue up at Manikarnika ghat in Varanasi to cremate their loved ones. Photo: Special arrangement
New Delhi: An analysis by
The Wire based on COVID-19 records at Varanasiâs Harishchandra crematorium, local inputs from the Manikarnika crematorium and rough data from graveyards indicate that at least 50% of deaths due to the disease in the second wave havenât made it to Uttar Pradeshâs official bulletins between April 1 and 15.
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