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“My father died a day after he was admitted to the hospital. When we enquired about cremation at the hospital, they quoted Rs 70,000,” said the man, a resident of Yousufguda.
“People were indeed charged up to Rs 25,000 for Covid-19 cremations until last month, but we recently organised a meeting and asked the crematorium workers to not collect more than Rs 8, 000 in case a person died at private hospitals,” said R Upender, zonal commissioner, LB Nagar. “For those who died at government hospitals and unclaimed bodies, cremations are conducted for free. We have also directed them to conduct cremations free of cost to those hailing from economically backward families by using donated wood or gas crematoriums.”
Youths perform last rites against all odds
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A handful of young men perform funerals of COVID patients even during lockdown
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A handful of young men perform funerals of COVID patients even during lockdown
A few days after the pandemic hit the State, a handful of young men, wearing yellow T-shirts, took the initiative to perform the last rites of COVID patients whose families had reservations in either burying or cremating them. And when the second wave hit the State, these people have been negotiating their way around a strict lockdown and security personnel, to ensure that the deceased get a decent, final farewell.
The Youth Welfare Telangana, led by Syed Jalaluddin Zafar, has cremated over 1600 people since the pandemic began. Out of all the deceased they have put to rest, more than 200 are Hindus, while two were Sikhs and 15 were Christians.
Burials at graveyards soar slowly but surely
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No immediate cause for concern: Waqf Board member
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The Ahmed Nagar graveyard at Masab Tank is one of the many such to be receiving bodies of COVID patients. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G
No immediate cause for concern: Waqf Board member
The Faqeer Mullah graveyard in Balapur, which is a designated Muslim burial space for COVID-19 bodies, is witnessing a gradual increase in the number of burials. According to those who work there, there have been at least 14 burials in the past four days.
‘16 burials in 4 days’
“In just four days, there have been 16 burials of coronavirus patients,” a worker who keeps track of the number of bodies arriving, and burials, at the graveyard said.