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Varanasi: Even though the arrival of foreign tourists in this ancient city is yet to begin, thousands of winged guests – from Siberia – are back on River Ganga, lighting hopes of the usual bustle to return to the iconic ghats.
The birds which landed two days ago will be here for approximately four months and will continue to remain an attraction during that period.
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Varanasi: Even though the arrival of foreign tourists in this ancient city is yet to begin, thousands of winged guests – from Siberia – are back on River Ganga, lighting hopes of the usual bustle to return to the iconic ghats.
The birds which landed two days ago will be here for approximately four months and will continue to remain an attraction during that period.
Banaras Hindu University’s (BHU) zoology department professor Ranjan Kumar Gupta said, “Usually, Siberian birds arrive in Varanasi in the first week of November.
But this year, the birds have arrived a week in advance.
Low pollution level due to lesser vehicular traffic during the lockdown may be a reason for their early arrival.” Gyaneshwar Chaubey, also from BHU’s zoology department, said that the arrival of the Siberian birds is a very good sign.
It means the global pandemic has had no impact on migratory patterns of these birds.
Boatman Shambhu Manjhi is also happy with the arrival of the winged guests.
He hopes that the birds will attract more people to the ghats and boatmen will get more passengers.