Prayagraj: At the background of how many burials were discovered along river Ganga through the next wave of their Covid-19 pandemic and pictures of deceased or half-burnt bodies floating in the river Ganga making headlines, seers connected with the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) have resolved to make people conscious about the value of shielding and refraining from practices which damage the water quality of rivers.
The top count of bodies found buried along the banks of river Ganga at Prayagraj also raised concerns regarding the last rites being refused to the deceased who was buried.
The seers would journey across the length and breadth of the nation, preaching into rural inhabitants in addition to poorly educated inhabitants of cities situated in the banks of notable rivers of the nation against their deceased along the riverbanks.
They’d inspire them to rather opt for cremations utilizing ecofriendly electric crematoriums.
“we would like to involve approximately 2.5 lakh seers that are members of this 13 akhara’s that creates ABAP and are dispersed across various areas of the nation within this nationally mission that would protect not just river Ganga but most of the holy rivers of the country from contamination, particularly in light of their current incidences wherein lifeless bodies have been floating in the oceans and also the exact same has been buried with all the banks of this river”, stated ABAP’s president Narendra Girisaid ABAP intends to bring the burials by one third in a year and cut down it half another six months.
ABAP intends to rope from seers and local spiritual leaders, that are honored and admired by natives, and such seers will sin and convince tourists living in villages and cities situated along the rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada and Kaveri amongst other people to cremate their dead utilizing electric crematoriums.
This would not just protect these ponds but also save hundreds of trees which are chopped to offer wood for conventional wooden pyre cremations, Giri said.
Similarly, general secretary of ABAP, Mahant Hari Giri, who’s also chief patron of their Shri Panchdashnaam Juna Akhada, states,”Burying the deceased on sandy riverbanks ought to be stopped because this contributes to polluting our fearful rivers as if the sand becomes displaced with time because of water present or powerful windsthat these bodies might become subjected or get trapped from the river”.
He suggested that as saints try to convince folks to quit burying dead bodies around the riverbanks, attempts will need to be made to offer some land close to villages etc.
allowing Hindus to bury their deceased bodies since this also could help rehydrate individuals from utilizing riverbanks for this function.
“The custom of burying dead bodies on riverbanks is a classic tradition among several communities and sects of Hindus of several areas throughout the nation.
Additionally, death because of a particular reasons such as snakebites or specific skin disorders apart from lifeless bodies of kids instantaneous many to adhere to this practice according to their particular beliefs.
On the other hand, the danger of pollution because of such burials on riverbanks that rivers like the Ganga and Yamuna confront cannot be refused,” explained ABAP president.
Akhara Parishad to spread Knowledge on river pollution
