We thought it was mandatory to have at least one dedicated crematorium and a burial ground after protests took place in Calcutta and Siliguri,” said a senior government official. In Hooghly’s Arambagh, the administration has shortlisted three crematoria and a burial ground. Officials said one crematorium would be selected from the shortlisted sites. “There is no record of coronavirus patients in our area now. But we will keep a crematorium and a burial ground ready,” Arambagh subdivisional officer Nripendra Singh said.

Source: The Telegraph April 06, 2020 21:11 UTC