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News Desk: Taking strict action on the dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a slew of directions on Friday. Most importantly, he directed the SDRF and PAC police personnel to patrol every river in the state for ensuring that no one immerses the dead bodies in the river as a part of any ritual. Moreover, the heads of rural and urban local bodies will form committees to ensure that no dead body is immersed in any river as a part of any ritual. Maintaining that every deceased person has a right to be honourably laid to rest, he revealed that the UP government has already earmarked funds for this purpose.
If any dead body is seen floating in a water body, it should be laid to rest as per the respective religious rituals. Additionally, he empowered the local authority to impose a fine on dumping dead bodies in rivers. Observing that rivers get polluted if dead bodies or animals are immersed in them, he stated that the state, as well as the Union government, was conducting a special programme to clean rivers. Adityanath also called for the formulation of a plan in collaboration with various departments so that no dead body is dumped in a river at any cost.
