20 platforms being created to take pressure off Sarai Kale Khan crematoriumIn a move that reflects the severity of the COVID-19 crisis in Delhi, a public park has been converted into a cremation ground in south-east Delhi. Pyres are likely to start burning at the ground from Monday as bodies pile up across the city and designated crematoriums struggle to keep pace. Some bodies are coming to the Sarai Kale Khan crematorium from as far as west Delhi. The situation is similar at all other cremation grounds in Delhi-NCR, said Santosh Kumar, an ambulance driver, who brought three bodies to the cremation ground from a hospital in south Delhi. “Due to surge in COVID-related deaths there is not enough space for cremation, but the platforms in the park have been built around green trees instead of in the open.

Source: The Hindu April 25, 2021 20:04 UTC