Ensuring a dignified end to the abandoned
Ensuring a dignified end to the abandoned
Pune Mirror / Updated: May 21, 2021, 06:00 IST
BEYOND WORDS
The pandemic has unleashed unprecedented terror in the city with the fear of the virus leading to many unpleasant incidents including the kin of the
COVID dead abandoning the
bodies of their loved ones. This could not be easy on any family, but such is the anxiety prevailing in people’s minds. Enter the two attendants at the
crematorium of the
beyond the self.
Lalit Jadhav is the one leading from the front, ably assisted by Kishor Kshirsagar. Ever since the chaos of the pandemic began last year, the duo trudges on daily, undeterred by the virus or the consequences, to accord a dignified end to the unclaimed bodies. They live up to their profession in letter and spirit, even as the father of one of them battles the novel coronavirus at a city hospital.
NEW DELHI: Reacting to reports of bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims being dumped in the river Ganga, the Centre has sensitised its agencies towards missing actions on the ground and asked states to carry out urgent risk assessment of infections among people living along the river.
While Bihar government has now decided to bear the cost of cremation or burial of Covid victims in all districts along the Ganga or its tributaries, UP will provide Rs 5,000 each to families of victims in rural areas along the river. Both states have informed the Centre of their decisions in a review meeting on Saturday.
Bodies found buried in sand on banks of Ganga in UP s Prayagraj
Photo Credit: ANI
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): More bodies were found buried in the sand on the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh s Prayagraj district.
The discovery has caused panic among people living in nearby areas. Scores of decomposing bodies laid uncovered in the Sangam area. For the last 2-3 months, people have been burying their dead here. Sand covering the bodies is blown away by strong winds, exposing the decomposing bodies. Predatory birds and dogs feast gather and feast on the remains. The government should make arrangements for proper burials, a local, Dina Yadav told ANI.