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.
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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
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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.
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