“Need for Electrical
Crematoriums”
Till
date I have been to the cremation of 25-30 persons. Most of them of men and very few women. Except
for one new born baby who was buried rest all were cremated. Only one case of my cousin was electrically
cremated. Rest all were cremated with
the help of woods.
Till
date I haven’t been to the cremation ground for picking up of the ashes. Only in case of my cousin, whose body was
electrically cremated, I saw his remains which couldn’t get burned. They were a bunch of small bones which were
brought out in a hot iron container. The
bones were still simmering and giving out smoke. We had poured water on them which had got
drained out from the holes in the container.
After washing the bones with three to four packets of milk the container
was carried to the nearby river (Suvarnrekha) and all bones were emptied into
it. The whole process from cremation of
my cousin till his bones were immersed in the river took about 2 hours.
I
often wonder after returning from the cremation grounds that how the bodies
must be burning ? Are the logs burning
properly ? Are the body parts intact or
have got spilled over ? We also come
across cases where stray dogs or certain people carry away the body parts. At
times we hear that while burning the bodies rise up (due to contraction of
muscles) which I’m sure must be pretty
odd and scary to see. And then on the
third day when the close relatives and friends who go to collect the ashes how
they must be doing so. I sincerely feel
that more number of electrical cremation units should come up in all places so
that we can get the bodies of our dead relatives and friends burnt in a more
dignified manner.
A
smart city needs to have the following :
-
a well maintained
morgue.
-
an air conditioned
vehicle to carry the dead to the burial / cremation ground with dignity.
-
an Electrical
Crematorium.
-
an outlet where all
paraphernalia needed in the last rites of all communities is made
available.
S.S.
Thaper
04.04.2018
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