Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said, "Some people do not burn the bodies but bury them in the sand by the river. After I got information, I have sent officials to the spot. I have asked them to carry out an enquiry and we will take action."
Four days after dead bodies of suspected Covid patients were spotted floating on the Ganga river in eastern UP and Bihar, reports have now shown that multiple bodies have been buried in sand at two locations along the Ganga river in Unnao district. Visuals from the two locations show buried bodies with locals looking on. Incidentally, most of the bodies were wrapped in a saffron cloth. However, there was no confirmation if these bodies were of Covid patients.
Visuals from the two locations show buried bodies with locals looking on. Incidentally, most of the bodies were wrapped in a saffron cloth.
Six people were rescued and two others went missing after a vessel carrying eight trucks capsized in Ganga river in Malda district of West Bengal on night of November 23.
Water-level of Ganga River and Yamuna River increased in in UP's Prayagraj and low lying areas submerged post it.
Low lying areas of Sangam submerged in Prayagraj after water-level of Ganga River and Yamuna River increased.
At least 55 houses were washed away due to erosion in river Ganga in West Bengal's Malda district, an official said on Monday.
Swami Sanand was forcibly shifted to the AIIMS hospital from his Matri Sadan ashram on Wednesday after his health deteriorated significantly after he stopped drinking water.
He described river Ganga as our "culture, heritage and identity" and hoped that people will come forward to help the government in this endeavour of theirs.
To a separate query, he said an 11-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of A B Pandya, former chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), to address the issue of flood and siltation in Bihar.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned the sale, manufacture and storage of such items till Uttarkashi.
According to the report, the team inspected the industries along the Gajrola and Babrala drain with source from Bagad river in the Upper Ganga region in Uttar Pradesh. The drains further meet the Ganga.
In an unfortunate incident, a boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near Patna today evening. Of the 40, eight people have been rescued and are being treated in hospital, whereas, the body
At a time when the flood situation in the state is worsening by the day, claiming at least 19 lives and leaving millions marooned, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said yesterday that
Kollam (Kerala): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the Centre was determined to make the Namami Gange project a big success like the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in three to four years.He said
An analysis of the initiatives highlighted in the report card for Ganga rejuvenation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government shows that larger initiatives have been previously launched to construct sewage treatment plants. Those plans failed. The
Kanpur: A group of central government officials yesterday met local municipal authorities and the Jal Board here and discussed with them issues related to cleaning of the Ganga river.The meeting proposed to prohibit the discharge
New Delhi: Survey carried out to record the number of Sarus birds in Uttar Pradesh is almost over, but surveyors are yet to locate a single bird yet in Ghaziabad district.The forest department has now
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