Coronavirus | Police patrol the Ganga in U.P. to prevent disposal of bodies
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A quantity of bodies in semi-decomposed state had been discovered floating in the Ganga in Ghazipur, Ballia and different districts lately.
Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directions to prevent individuals from disposing of bodies into the rivers, police in a number of districts of jap Uttar Pradesh have began patrolling the Ganga and villages positioned on it banks.
A quantity of bodies in semi-decomposed state had been discovered floating in the Ganga in Ghazipur, Ballia and different districts lately, main to suspicion that they may very well be of COVID-19 victims both deserted or disposed off in the water due to monetary constraints or ready record at the cremation grounds.
In Ballia, on the border with Bihar, the place the bodies had been first sighted, police is patrolling the river on boats in addition to finishing up common patrols in villages, stated Vipin Tada, Superintendent of Police, Ballia.
Nine groups from 5 police stations alongside the Ganga have been deployed for the patrolling, he stated.
“We appeal to people that if they face any problems or are unable to create the body and require financial assistance, they can take help from police or administration,” the SP stated.
Police groups had been additionally visiting villages to construct consciousness about the problem, he added.
In Ghazipur, the district administration, whereas interesting individuals to chorus from disposing bodies in the river, introduced that it will present monetary help of ₹5,000 to these unable to bear bills of cremation.
In Varanasi, too, police patrolled the Ganga on boats.
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