After reaching Prayagraj, the team members wearing PPE kits collected samples from Shringverpur ghat and then moved to Phaphamau ghat, both spots where bodies had been buried in sand. (Image used for representational purpose only)
PRAYAGRAJ: A team of experts from CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow arrived in Prayagraj and collected water samples from the Ganga at various ghats on Monday evening amid the uproar over reports of bodies being immersed in the holy river and being buried in the sand on its banks.
The samples will be analysed to check if the pollution has increased lately since bodies washed ashore in large numbers for few days.