Crematoriums in Delhi
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 […]
Read MoreCrematoriums, 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. ...
Read MoreCrematorium 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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