In Uttar Pradesh, bodies buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga are now floating due to the erosion of the sand as a result of the rise in water levels in the river.
In Uttar Pradesh, bodies are now floating in the river that were buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga. (Photo: Abhishek Mishra)
Bodies that were buried in the sand along the banks of the Ganga have now been found swimming in the river. This is because the water level of the river in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh has risen 40-45 cm in the past two days and the sand is submerged and eroded.
As a result, large numbers of remains have been seen floating in the river at Buxar Ghat in Unnao in the past few days.
(Photo: Abhishek Mishra)
Earlier this month, hundreds of bodies were found buried in shallow sand graves along the river bank due to a lack of space at Buxar Crematorium Ghat in Bighapur. Some of these bodies could be victims of Covid.
There is a great risk of infection as dogs and stray cattle roam the area where the bodies are lying.
(Photo: Abhishek Mishra)
India Today’s team reached Buxar Ghat and talked to the locals there. Ravikant Patel, 34, said he saw bodies floating in the river. According to him, three or four bodies can be seen in from across the river every hour.
Another local resident, Sushil Kumar, said no one from the local administration came to review the situation or clean up the ghat. “This is due to the negligence of the administration. The situation will only worsen as the water level is likely to continue to rise in the coming days when the monsoons begin, ”he said.
(Photo: Abhishek Mishra)
According to 55-year-old Ram Avatar, bodies are buried in the sand on the banks of the river every year. This time, however, the Number of bodies is much larger and that is why this situation arose. On Saturday, he saw several bodies floating in the river as the sand began to erode.
About two weeks ago had a number of bodies was found swimming in the Ganga. At that time, the second wave of the pandemic was at its peak, the number of deaths from Covid per day was devastating and the crematoria were out of space.
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