Transmission Of Coronavirus Through Water Not A Concern, Say Experts Transmission Of Coronavirus Through Water Not A Concern, Say Experts The Ganga and Yamuna are key sources of drinking water for many villages, local bodies along the rivers.
IIT professor said dumping of dead bodies in Ganga is a serious matter (Representational)
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Experts on Wednesday said transmission of coronavirus through water is not a concern, after bodies of suspected COVID-19 patients were fished out of the Ganga and Yamuna.
Satish Tare, professor at IIT-Kanpur, said dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga or its tributaries or sub-tributaries is a serious matter, particularly at a time when the country is grappling with the COVID-19 crisis.
Centre asks states to check future incidences of people dumping bodies in Ganga, its tributaries
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Mishra said dumping of bodies/partially dumped bodies/decomposed corpse not only causes pollution in the river, but is also unhygienic and increases the risk of spreading infections in communities inhabiting the banks of rivers.
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On Monday, residents in Hamirpur district spotted five bodies floating in the Yamuna, creating a scare that these were of COVID patients. The bodies were later fished out and cremated.(Representative Image)
The Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries. In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries also asked
National Mission for Clean Ganga directs to stop dumping of dead bodies in river ANI | Updated: May 11, 2021 23:58 IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Tuesday directed for the immediately stop dumping of dead bodies, partially burnt bodies/ unclaimed or unidentified corpses in the river Ganga and its tributaries as reports regarding bloated and decomposed bodies, suspected to be of Covid victims, been found floating along the bank of rivers causing shock and fear among the public .
In the notice issued by Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG, the body said that share standard practice(s)/are being followed for disposal of unidentified dead bodies/unclaimed corpses found in river Ganga or its tributaries, and added that appropriate funding assistance, if required, will be considered for approval by NMCG after receipt of such requests.
: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 11:23 PM IST
Dead bodies floating in Ganga: Centre asks states to check future incidences of people dumping bodies in river, its tributaries
The letter was written to the states after bodies were spotted floating in Ganga and Yamuna in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the past two days at a time when the country is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic
The Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries. In a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bodies of suspected COVID-19 victims in accordance with safety protocols.
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday asked states along the Ganga to ensure strict vigilance and check future incidences of people dumping bodies in the river and its tributaries.
In a letter to district Ganga committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the national mission for clean Ganga - the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries - also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims in accordance with safety protocols. Ensure strict vigilance along length of the river within territorial jurisdiction of the district to prevent and check such future incidences of people dumping dead bodies in Ganga and its tributaries and of any other activity hazardous for river Ganga and health and hygiene of the area, NMCG director general Rajiv Ranjan Mishra said in the letter to the chairpersons of the committees.