By Girish Kumar Dubey
JANUARY 28, 2012 ANI
Ahead of the polls in India's Uttar Pradesh state, a candidate of India's federal ruling and provincial opposition Congress party, Daya Shankar Mishra, slammed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over defiling river Ganges.
Mishra said even though the federal government allocated sufficient amount of money for the maintenance of the river, the BSP has always shown its indifference in tackling or maintain the river which is one of the holiest rivers of India.
"Had the government been sincere in its efforts to spend the money over the issue, then River Ganges would have been cured of the massive amount of pollutants the water body contains. Since the money meant for tackling the contamination of the river was squandered, the Ganges remains in such a bad state," said Mishra.
He also said if the state government would have acted swiftly upon the guidelines prescribed by the federal government and its agency, Pollution Control Board, the present situation could have been avoided.
"If the sand is not being cleared from the river bank then it is going to be a dreadful indication in the future, as the rampant illegal sand mining from the river in Varanasi has led to reduction of the breadth from 750 meters to 200 meters. The way sand is increasing and the way the waste is collected at the riverbank, the matter is becoming more serious and it is a matter of concern," added Mishra.
Largest of the rivers of India, the Ganges rises at Gangotri, high in the snow-clad Himalayas and after cascading down mighty boulders, it flows into the hot Indian plains on its final destination to the Bay of Bengal.
The state would elect 403-members to the legislative assembly.
The result of the Uttar Pradesh elections would broadly indicate the trends for the national elections due in 2014.
Voting in India's most populous Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting from February 08 and finishing on March 03.
Four other states - Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur -- will hold elections between January 28 and March 03.
The results of the polls would be declared on March 06.
Ahead of the polls in India's Uttar Pradesh state, a candidate of India's federal ruling and provincial opposition Congress party, Daya Shankar Mishra, slams Bahujan Samaj Party over defiling river Ganges.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (JANUARY 28, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4: 3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. EXTERIORS OF A TEMPLE
2. BOATS AT RIVER GANGES
3. WASTE COLLECTED AT RIVER BANK OF GANGES
4. MORE SQUANDER AT RIVER BANK
5. WASTE FLOWING IN RIVER GANGES
6. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A CANDIDATE, DAYA SHANKAR MISHRA, SAYING:
"Had the government been sincere in its efforts to spend the money over the issue, then River Ganges would have been cured of the massive amount of pollutants the water body contains. Since the money meant for tackling the contamination of the river was squandered, the Ganges remains in such a bad state."
7. A SIGNBOARD READING 'SHIVALA GHAT'
8. WATER FLOWING
9. WATER FLOWING AMID SQUANDER
10. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A CANDIDATE, DAYA SHANKAR MISHRA, SAYING:
"If the sand is not being cleared from the river bank then it is going to be a dreadful indication in the future, as the rampant illegal sand mining from the river in Varanasi has led to reduction of the breadth from 750 meters to 200 meters. The way sand is increasing and the way the waste is collected at the riverbank, the matter is becoming more serious and it is a matter of concern."
11. WATER FLOWING AMID SQUANDER
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