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Mukesh Ranjan
New Delhi, May 13
The Uttar Pradesh authorities continue to retrieve unclaimed decomposed bodies of suspected Covid victims in the state with corpses today found buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga in UP’s Unnao district.
Over the last three days, decomposed and bloated bodies have been found washed ashore in two other districts of the state Ghazipur and Ballia.
The first such incident was reported four days ago from the bordering Buxar district in Bihar, where the district administration retrieved 71 bodies from the Ganga.
NHRC issues notice
The NHRC has issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, UP and Bihar after receiving complaints about bodies found floating in the Ganga in the two states.
931 Bodies buried in the sand on the banks of Ganga river, as coronavirus cases surge in Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh on May 13, 2021. PTI photo
Mukesh Ranjan
New Delhi, May 14
Taking note of the dead bodies being washed up along the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar, the West Bengal government has asked officials in the Malda district, where the river enters the state, to keep a strict vigil at the river’s entry point.
In the meantime, district authorities in UP and Bihar too have been put on high alert to prevent a repeat of such incidents after a nudging by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and a notice issued by National Human Rights Commission to the two states after dead bodies were found floating in the Ganges.
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A woman reacts as a health worker tries to take her swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Jammu. (Photo | AP) By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: An alarming rise in the deadly fungal disease mucormycosis, in patients who have recovered from Covid-19 in several states, has prompted the Centre to take steps for ramping up the production of amphotericinB, an injectable medicine used to treat the condition.
1361 Police personnel look on as bodies are being buried on the banks of river Ganga in Chausa village, in Buxar. PTI
Mukesh Ranjan
New Delhi, May 12
Recovery of floating dead bodies in the Ganges continued for the third consecutive day, as after Buxar (Bihar) and Ghazipur (UP), now Ballia witnessed similar disturbing scenes with the local administration claiming to have fished out 52 corpses from the river.
In the meantime, taking a serious note of such cases, the Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Rajiv Ranjan Mishra has written to authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar asking them to take measures “immediately” to stop dumping of dead bodies in the river.
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RANCHI: It was the call of humanity that prodded businessman Babu Khan (36) to reach out to Covid patients swarming the Sadar Hospital at Hazaribagh here, desperately looking for hospital and medical assistance.
He found them in panic as they did not know how to get hospital beds or an oxygen cylinder or how to approach a doctor in case of an emergency, and decided to offer help.
Twenty-two days and 175 cured patients later, Babu continues his selfless service, even giving up the warmth and comfort of his family during the holy month of Ramzan.
“I assist the needy in all ways possible. From getting beds to securing oxygen to arranging free medicine for the needy, I do everything in my power,” Babu said.