909 Women walk past shallow sand graves on the banks of Ganga in Shringverpur on the outskirts of Prayagraj. Reuters file
Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, July 4
Concerns over contamination of Ganga due to disposal of bodies at the height of the second Covid wave have been dispelled with a top toxicology lab saying no traces of the disease-causing virus were found in the river waters after the bodies were recovered.
‘410 bodies found buried along banks’
410 bodies were buried along the Ganga banks over a span of one year, says govt report
The report also states the pH levels of the Ganga ranged between 7.02 and 8.49 and were found within the prescribed limits at all sites