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Rajasthan: Crematoriums pitch in to help families of Covid victims | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: During Covid times, when families of deceased patients are reluctant to take the bodies home, the crematoriums in the city are providing everything for the rituals. Similarly private ambulance drivers taking bodies are also selling gloves, PPE kits and sanitisers.
TOI on Monday visited Aadarsh Nagar crematorium and a few others to find how they had become facilitators for the families who had lost near and dear ones.
“People reach crematoriums in their own cars while bodies reach by mortuary vans. Since Covid started, we began stocking all items needed for the funerals. We have priests who perform rituals as per the traditions of Hindu community. The family member who lights the pyre are provided with PPE kits and gloves,” said Sawar Sharma, a caretaker at Aadarsh Nagar crematorium who is into providing single window for everything.
There are families from other cities who have lost their kin.
“We never expected that they will help us in post-death rituals even for Covid patients. We found government crematoriums, which are even providing free logs to light the pyre,” said Sukesh Meena, whose maternal uncle passed away due to Covid.
Even private ambulance drivers have started keeping the PPE kits and gloves.
“Many people ask for it. Thus, we are keeping these items,” said Keshav Sharma, a private ambulance driver outside a Malviya Nagar situated hospital.
TOI on Monday visited Aadarsh Nagar crematorium and a few others to find how they had become facilitators for the families who had lost near and dear ones.
“People reach crematoriums in their own cars while bodies reach by mortuary vans. Since Covid started, we began stocking all items needed for the funerals. We have priests who perform rituals as per the traditions of Hindu community. The family member who lights the pyre are provided with PPE kits and gloves,” said Sawar Sharma, a caretaker at Aadarsh Nagar crematorium who is into providing single window for everything.
There are families from other cities who have lost their kin.
“We never expected that they will help us in post-death rituals even for Covid patients. We found government crematoriums, which are even providing free logs to light the pyre,” said Sukesh Meena, whose maternal uncle passed away due to Covid.
Even private ambulance drivers have started keeping the PPE kits and gloves.
“Many people ask for it. Thus, we are keeping these items,” said Keshav Sharma, a private ambulance driver outside a Malviya Nagar situated hospital.
