Ganga clean up mission – 108 dead bodies accumulate in the waters of the River Ganges in Unnao in just 3 months

#GangaActionPlan #Unnao #NarendraModi #GangaBachao Reports indicate that 108 dead bodies are found flowing down the Ganga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced top priority to clean up the River Ganges or Ganga but, given the mindset and superstitious beliefs of Indians, the task would be a really difficult one.
The incident in the Pariyar Ghat in Unnao, UP, has shocked everyone and, it is understood from district officials that these are bodies of people who have been victims of some epidemic. The dead bodies are being scavenged by stray dogs and birds.
The worst part is that the bodies had been piling up at the spot over the last three months and threats are posed to those who are residing in nearby areas. The fears of water contamination is very much real and, since the Sankranti festival is a few days away, people would go to the River to take bath.
River Ganges carries the tag of Holy River and, hence, a section of people believe that victims of unnatural deaths should get a final resting place in the waters of the Ganga.
There had been the Ganga Action Plan of the previous governments earlier and crores of rupees had, supposedly, been spent to clean up the waters. The Modi government has modified it and created the Ganga Bachao andolan and Prime Minister Modi has given an additional phillip to the project by adopting the city of Varanasi on the banks of the river. Plenty of ambitious plans have been drawn up to give a new look to the River Ganges. But – from the looks of it, it is going to be an uphill and nearly impossible task.