The renovated Sirity Mahasmashan was thrown open on Tuesday, with two new electric furnaces and one wooden furnace. The Sirity crematorium did not have a waiting area for mourners earlier. “There were only two electric furnaces in Sirity. There are four electric furnaces now....one will remain on reserve,” said a KMC official. “We have also set up a wooden furnace.”Chief minister Mamata Banerjee virtually inaugurated the renovated crematorium from Nabanna.

Source: The Telegraph January 28, 2026 13:09 UTC