Allahabad:New technique to consume less wood for cremation

ALLAHABAD: Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to cut down the use of wood for the last rites for making the cremation ghats eco-friendly.
For this, AMC has hired a New Delhi based agency. Giving details about the plan, environmental engineer, AMC, Sanjeev Pradhan, said, "We have made a plan for the modernization of the cremation ghats at Phaphamau, Daraganj and Rasoolabad.The new technique, developed by the agency, utilizes only 40 per cent of the woods used for performing last rites. The less consumption of the wood will also help in reducing the air pollution."
He further added that for performing last rites, a platform will be constructed at the cremation ghats of Phaphamau, Daraganj and Rasoolabad. The bodies will be kept on these constructed platforms and then wood will be used in accordance with the technique.
A DPR (detailed project report) has been prepared and an estimate of about Rs 5.25 crore has also been made for the modernization of the cremation ghats. The modernization of cremation ghats has also received a shot in the arm as the State government has released an amount of Rs 1860.82 lakh for the development of cremation ghats in the entire state and AMC is also expected to be given some amount out of this fund.
The above amount is the first installment of the total amount of about Rs 3,721.65 lakh that has been sanctioned by the state government for the modernization of the cremation ghats.