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NHRC issues notices to Centre, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar over bodies found floating in Ganga
Updated On: 13 May, 2021 07:48 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
In its statement, the NHRC said that it seems the public authorities have failed to take concentric efforts in educating the masses and checking the immersion of half-burnt or unburnt bodies into the Ganga.
Relatives mourn as they arrive for cremation of their loved one who died of COVID, in Delhi. Pic/AFP
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, after receiving complaints about several bodies found floating in the Ganga river in the two states.
"It (NHRC) has issued notices to the chief secretaries of both the states and the secretary, Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, today calling for action taken report within four weeks," its statement noted.
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