"Information Not Available": Government On Bodies In Ganga During 2nd Wave
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The admission was in response to a question from Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien, who also sought info on steps taken to dispose of the bodies in line with Covid protocols
There is no information available about the number of dead bodies found floating on the Ganga during the peak of the second Covid wave, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
Junior Jal Shakti Minister Bishweswar Tudu said: "Information regarding number of COVID-19 related dead bodies estimated to have been dumped in the river Ganga is not available."
The admission was in response to a question from Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien, who also sought information on steps taken to dispose of the bodies in accordance with Covid protocols.
The minister said "unclaimed/unidentified, burnt/partially burnt dead bodies" had been found on the river or its banks, and that these incidents had been reported from districts in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
