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No data on bodies dumped in Ganga during Covid-19 second wave: Centre in Rajya Sabha
Updated On: 08 February, 2022 10:15 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
'The incidents of unclaimed/ unidentified, burnt or partially burnt bodies, found floating in the river or on the grounds, in the shallow depth, on the banks of the river Ganga was reported from certain districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the media,' said Tudu in the written reply to the Upper House
Parliament House. File pic
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu on Monday told Rajya Sabha in a written reply that information regarding the number of Covid-19 related bodies claimed to have been dumped in the river Ganga is not available.
The written reply was given in response to Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien's question on the number of Covid-19 related bodies claimed to have been dumped in the Ganga river and measures taken to retrieve them as per protocols.
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