Thousands of fishes found dead in UP, probe ordered
Lucknow, May 14: Thousands of fishes were found floating dead on the banks of the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district following which a probe has been ordered, officials said on Monday.
District Magistrate of Kannauj, Ravindra Kumar while confirming the death of the fishes, both big and small, informed IANS that the report by wildlife experts was likely to be submitted within a week.
Kumar added that he had visited the site with a team of experts from the National Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB).
"The samples of the dead fishes and that of the sluggish water have been taken by teams and we will get to know the exact reason by the weekend," he said.
Prima facie, he added, that it was suspected that the effluents from the industrial units in Shahjahanpur were sending some toxic material downstream, leading to poisoning of the water habitat in the Ganga.
The official also pointed out that the water which was generally muddy had overnight changed to pitch black, leading to strong suspicion of some industrial waste being dumped into the river. He, however, categorically denied that this could be waste emanating from industries in Kannauj itself.
The dead fishes were found by pilgrims and locals at the Mehandighat, a popular ghat where locals come to bathe regularly.
Kannauj is world famous for its special 'Itra' (oil-based perfumes). It is the parliamentary constituency of Dimple Yadav, wife of former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
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Five to six opposition MLAs might cross over to Mahayuti in few months: NCP chief whip Anil Patil
Mumbai, Nov 24: There is unrest in the Maha Vikas Aghadi camp and its five to six MLAs might join the ruling Mahayuti in the next few months, claimed NCP chief whip Anil Patil, who has retained his Amalner assembly seat, on Sunday.
The MVA of Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered a crushing blow in the Maharashtra assembly polls, winning only 46 of the state's 288 seats. By contrast, the BJP-led ruling coalition, which also has NCP and Shiv Sena as partners, bagged an impressive 230 seats.
“There is tremendous unrest among some NCP (SP), Congress and Sena (UBT) MLAs who have been re-elected. Those having good relations with us have expressed concerns over MVA’s massive defeat,” Patil told Marathi news channel ABP Majha.
If one wants development works in his constituency, it is good to be in power, said the legislator from Ajit Pawar’s party.
“The MVA MLAs feel their future is uncertain. It shouldn’t be a surprise if five to six MLAs cross over to the Mahayuti in the next four months,” he said.
In the results of the Maharashtra polls declared on Saturday, BJP won in 132 constituencies, while its partners Shiv Sena and NCP walked away with 57 and 41 seats, respectively.
From the MVA camp, Shiv Sena (UBT) bagged 20 seats followed by Congress’ 16 and 10 by NCP (SP).
