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India COVID Horror: Over 500 Bodies Found Buried On Banks Of River Ganga
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Predatory birds and dogs gather and consume the remains, residents say
Activists say poor people are disposing bodies as they can t afford last rites
As a deadly surge of COVID-19 tests the capacity of crematoriums in India, hundreds of decomposed bodies have been found buried on the banks of the River Ganga. It was not immediately clear if those bodies were of infected patients, but local residents said people have been abandoning their dead by the holy river ever since higher demand for funeral services pushed up charges.
UP: Stench of unclaimed bodies buried along banks of river Ganga haunts villagers
UP: Stench of unclaimed bodies buried along banks of river Ganga haunts villagers
Stench emanating from unclaimed bodies of suspected Covid victims buried in the sand along the banks of river Ganga is haunting villagers, said a man who lives near the Nanamau ghat in UP s Kanpur.
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UPDATED: May 15, 2021 21:54 IST
Bodies buried in the sand on the banks of river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh s Unnao district photographed on May 13, 2021 (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Neither NDRF nor PAC were seen patrolling at Namamau and Mehndi ghats in UP
.303 rifles to be used by Home Guards in UP panchayat polls
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.303 rifles to be used by Home Guards in UP panchayat polls.. Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, April 3 : The .303 rifles which had been discarded earlier will once again be used in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections by the Home Guards.
Uttar Pradesh s Additional Director General (ADG) for Law and Order, Prashant Kumar, has written to the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP) and the Superintendents of Police (SP) of all districts directing them to equip the Home Guards engaged in poll duty with .303 rifles.
Prashant Kumar said that as per the requirement in the districts, Home Guards trained in handling .303 rifles would be deployed on duty. The decision would be taken by the SPs of the districts concerned about how many Home Guards would be armed with these rifles.
Marking the beginning of the auspicious Kumbh Mela on Thursday, over 7 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the bank of river Ganga in Haridwar, said the Information Department of the Uttarakhand government. As many as 7,11,000 devotees performed rituals at Har ki Pairi during the time of aarti. The government said that all COVID-19 health protocols were followed on the first day of the Kumbh and 974 people were fined for flouting the guidelines. The soldiers of Uttarakhand s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) and Central Paramilitary Force (CPF) and five teams of the Bomb Disposal Squad are deployed in Haridwar for the safety of devotees during the Kumbh Mela 2021, the state government said.