At a time when the two most populous states of the country Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are trying to do their best to mitigate the Covid crisis, At least 96 unidentified bodies, many of them decomposed and bloated and have been found floating in the Ganga over the past couple of days, triggering fears among local residents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh that bodies of Covid victims were being dumped in the river. While 71 bodies have been recovered in Bihar’s Buxar, 25 bodies have been found in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has also taken a serious note of the incident. He has advised both the states to take cognizance of the matter immediately, saying that it’s a matter of investigation. The minister added that the Modi government is committed to maintaining piety and continuity of mother Ganga.
