He underscored the difficulties of cremations during the monsoon season, including half-burnt bodies, pollution, and the struggle to maintain dignity and environmental safety during the cremation process.
Geeta Colony in East Delhi is one of the many areas experiencing waterlogging-related issues. The cremations have been put to a halt as the floodwater has entered the premises.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): For the first time in nearly two months, no bodies of Covid-19 victims were brought to the crematoriums in east Delhi last weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): For more than 20 days, 56-year-old Delhi Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Rakesh Kumar, has been performing the last rites of people who had no one to cremate them at the national capital's Lodhi Crematorium amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to treat as representation the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to regulate rates for cremations/burials of those who died due to COVID-19 and also a distance-based fare for ambulance
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka has made cremations compulsory for coronavirus victims, ignoring protests from the country's Muslim population which says the rule goes against Islamic tradition.
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed deep concern on reports of blasts near the cremation site of those killed in an attack on gurudwara in Kabul by Islamic State.