Amid surge in daily deaths, Pune allows cremation of COVID-19 victims at all crematoriums

In view of the rise in the number of COVID-19 fatalities, cremation of the deceased will now be allowed at all the 21 crematoriums being operated by the Pune civic body in Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday. "In the first COVID-19 wave, the daily count of bodies coming to crematoriums was 30 to 40 and we used to cremate these bodies in four electric facilities. But since the daily count of bodies coming to crematoriums has increased, the PMC has allowed cremation of COVID-19 deceased at all (21) facilities," said Srinivas Kandul who heads the electrical department of the Pune Municipal Corporation.

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