No dignity after demise: Dogs feast on half-burnt our bodies of Covid sufferers at Odisha’s cremation middle
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By Express News Service
BALANGIR: Cremation of Covid victims has been a priority however sight of stray canine feeding on half-burnt our bodies on the Bijakhaman cremation has left locals disturbed. As the images went viral, folks approached the Sub Collector and urged him to look into the matter instantly.
For those that cremate their Covid-infected kin to see their semi-burnt physique elements being dragged by canine is traumatic, they mentioned. If sources are to be believed, a lot of the our bodies are left half burnt on the crematorium right here allegedly resulting from lack of enough firewood and supervision by municipal authorities. The administration is reportedly paying Rs 7,500 for cremating every physique.
Even then, there are experiences of partially-cremated physique elements strewn throughout open fields close to the crematorium, about 3 km from Balangir city. “When a Covid patient dies, we accept the fact that the body will not be handed over to the family. But the least we can expect is a dignified cremation,” mentioned Saroj Guru, relative of a Covid sufferer.
Nilamani Tripathy, one other aggrieved kin, mentioned incomplete cremations damage sentiments of individuals because the final rites maintain significance as per custom. Following allegations, Balangir Sub Collector Lambodhar Dharua visited the Bijakhaman crematorium on Sunday and directed the in-charge workers to scrub the world. He assured people who correct cremation might be finished in adherence to pointers.
