Crematoriums in Delhi

Delhi continues to fight for life as Covid-19 rages on

Delhi continues to fight for life as Covid-19 rages on

May 3, 2021

“I lost my maternal aunt today, who was staying with my mother for the past 40 years. We lost her only because we could not get a single bed for her in an Intensive Care Unit. I stay in Mumbai but when I got to know that she is unwell, I flew here to take […]

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Crematoriums, corpses and chaos

Crematoriums, corpses and chaos

April 24, 2021

 “First we had to run a lot to keep him alive, now after his death also we have to struggle to arrange the cremation,” says a young man as he was waiting at Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat, for his turn to conduct the final rites of his relative who had succumbed to Covid-19. ...

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Crematorium workers handling Covid19 deaths lack basic safety equipment

Crematorium workers handling Covid19 deaths lack basic safety equipment

July 30, 2020

Crematorium workers, who handle dead bodies of Covid19 victims, remain unnoticed but are important warriors in the battle against Coronavirus pandemic. Yet, these workers in Delhi lack basic safety measures to protect themselves from Covid19 virus.

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