Corona death: Surat makes defunct crematorium operational

2021-04-13 20

Shortage of wood is making the wait longer for the last rites of the dead at Baikunth Dham, Lucknow. Cremation of several bodies was delayed as the stock of wood dried up. In Surat, civic authorities were forced to reopen a crematorium after 15 years due to alarming rise in Covid-19 deaths.