VADODARA: While increasing the hospital beds may give many some hope, another increase in facilities may instil fear.
The
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has started working on its crematoriums overtime to ensure more cremations are possible there.
The VMC began work on around six crematoriums across the city almost simultaneously over the the last couple of days. Additional stands made of cast iron are being installed at these crematoriums and, in some cases,
space available near them.
An official said that the steps were being taken to ensure that there was sufficient space available for cremations if the number of deaths increased in the city. While the stands are being fixed or added within the existing premises at some locations, at Kalali these were being erected in the empty space near the crematorium.
Sources said that arrangements for around 30 more pyres had been done so far. They added that the work was being done across different crematoriums at ward level and hence details were scattered and had not been compiled. The futuristic planning cell of the VMC that had earlier taken up work of sprucing up crematoriums was also roped in for work this time around.
The Jambuva crematorium that was hardly used and in a bad shape has also been prepared to ensure that it was usable. At Khaswadi too around10 stands were added to ensure that cremations took place without any waiting time there.
VMC standing committee chairman Dr
Hitendra Patel who had gone to visit Khaswadi on Monday said that he had just gone there to ensure that things were in order. “I have been taking rounds as a routine exercise,” he said while playing down the addition of pyres there.