Lucknow: In a bid to cease folks from disposing of our bodies in rivers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered patrolling by the SDRF and PAC.
The CM’s instructions have come as quite a few our bodies have been discovered floating within the Ganga not too long ago, triggering suspicion that the deserted corpses might be these of COVID-19 sufferers.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) ought to patrol rivers and make sure that no our bodies are disposed of in rivers, the CM ordered, in response to an announcement issued right here.
He mentioned in areas on banks of rivers, committees together with village growth officers and village heads needs to be shaped to make sure that nobody dumps our bodies in rivers.
“All those who died deserve cremation with respect. The state government has already sanctioned funds for performing the last rites,” the CM mentioned.
“No one should be allowed to dispose of bodies in rivers due to religious traditions,” the CM added, stressing that if want be, a positive could also be imposed on the native stage to stop it.
“The rivers get polluted due to bodies of human beings and animals. The government is also running a special campaign for the cleaning of rivers. Home, urban and rural development departments should make a policy to prevent it,” he added.
The authorities has been below fireplace from the opposition over the problem not too long ago.
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday demanded a judicial probe headed by High Court choose into it, saying what is occurring is inhuman and legal.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav too had mentioned the UP authorities should be held accountable for “failing” its folks badly.
“Bodies found floating in the Ganga are not statistics, they’re someone’s father, mother, brother and sister. What has transpired shakes you to your core,” he had mentioned.Â
