Mamata takes potshots at Uttar Pradesh, says 'bodies floated downstream to Bengal from UP polluted waters'
A number bloated corpses were found floating in the river in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar amid the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking panic among locals who depend on the Ganga for agricultural purposes and other basic needs.
Jun 21, 2021, 22:03 PM IST
Dead bodies floating in Ganga: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pained at tragedy, damage to holy river
At least 71 bodies, which were found floating in the river Ganga, were fished out, said officials, triggering suspicion that the abandoned corpses could be those of COVID-19 patients.
May 11, 2021, 19:32 PM IST
After Bihar, hundreds of floating corpses spotted in Ganga in UP’s Ghazipur
The locals suspect the bodies floating in the river to be of Covid-19 patients. The locals believe that due to the absence of any COVID-19 protocols at rural crematoriums, their families must have consigned the bodies in the river.
May 11, 2021, 16:15 PM IST
