Gupta, who chairs the committee for evaluation of research proposals at the ICMR, said the evidence and data available at the moment were not strong enough to start the clinical studies on the different routes/forms of Ganga water for treatment of the coronavirus. (Shutterstock)The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has decided not to go ahead with the proposals forwarded by the Union Jal Shakti ministry to undertake clinical studies for treatment of Covid-19 patients with Ganga water, saying it needs more scientific data. Gupta, who chairs the committee for evaluation of research proposals at the ICMR, said the evidence and data available at the moment were not strong enough to start the clinical studies on the different routes/forms of Ganga water for treatment of the coronavirus. One of the proposals received by the NMCG claimed that the waters of the Ganga have “ninja virus” which scientists call bacteriophages. The proposals were sent to the ICMR on April 28.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 00:00 UTC