NEW DELHI, Feb 5: After the human bodies, now bodies of dead cattle were seen floating near the confluence of river Kali and river Ganga with stray dogs and crows scavenging on them, a government official confirmed on Saturday.
District Magistrate of Kannauj Rakesh Kumar Mishra cited a report from the Chief Veterinary Officer to say 37 dead cattle were found floating at the confluence on Friday. Of them, 20 were buffaloes and the rest were cows, he said.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Umakant Tiwari said no cattle had died in the district as per the information obtained from the villagers and the cow sheds. He said the possibility of the bodies coming from neighbouring district cannot be ruled out.
The SDM said that the bodies of the cattle were taken out from the river and were buried in pits using JCBs. He said a probe had been ordered to know the origin of the dead bodies.
Human Bodies, believed to be casualty of the current Coronavirus pandemic floating in the river Ganga had created a furore last year and had also become an issue of dispute between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar administrations. It was later revealed that most of the bodies were of the victims of Covid but instead of being cremated properly were thrown into the river, or were buried on the banks of the river to be swept by water later, by the concerned civic staff.
(Manas Dasgupta)
