Ahmedabad: Space Becomes an Issue for Those Who Bury Their Dead as COVID-19 Rages
Given the extraordinary circumstances, Christians and Parsis have begun to cremate some of their dead.
Junaid Shaikh praying at his motherâs two-day-old grave at the Namara kabristan specially created for COVID-19 victims last year. The graveyard is completely full and will stop accepting bodies in 10 days. Photo: Jumana Shah
Religion07/May/2021
Ahmedabad:Â Junaid Shaikhâs mother, Faridabanu, died earlier this week. After a long wait, the 65 year old had been allotted a bed at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. But within 48 hours, Junaid got a call from the hospital that she died at night. They collected the body after a wait of 8-10 hours, but it was another six hours before they could bury her at the