I’puram cremation ground brings down rush at Hindon

Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation has kickstarted operations at the Indirapuram crematorium to ease the rush at Hindon.
“This Indirapuram cremation ground, which has 34 platforms, is receiving about 30 bodies daily on average. However, they are only non-Covid bodies. The ground was taken over by the GMC a week ago,” said Mahendra, the ground manager.
He added, “The cremation ground was functional earlier, but very few bodies were brought as everyone prefers the Hindon ground. But, due to the surge in cases in the last fifteen days, the GMC has taken over this ground.”
While the rush at the Hindon crematorium has calmed down, the used PPE kits that are strewn all over post a heightened risk of infection. The ground is witnessing over 50 bodies (both Covid and non-Covid) daily.
“A couple of days ago, the rush was so high that we had to put a notice saying that the cremation ground is full and people should take the bodies elsewhere,” said Pandit Manish, in charge of Hindon cremation ground. “They were directed to Sanjay Nagar and other places, but given the surge in deaths, we expect that the situation will worsen in the days to come,” added Manish.
The cremation of Covid bodies is being done at a different spot where nearly 15 to 20 cremations are carried out daily. “The bodies are cremated with Covid protocol in place. People have to wear PPE kits. But there is a new problem now. The kits are disposed of all over in an unscientific manner,” said an official. “This has raised the risk of infection and the GMC have been asked to ensure proper disposal of used PPE kits” added the official.