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It all started when a senior member of the Parmar family passed away and how grieving relatives and friends had to wait for a long time to perform last rites and bid farewell to the late at Muktidham Crematorium of Pune District Council.
My father’s cousin’s brother died and there were many people at the funeral. There was another burn going on at the time and it took 45 minutes to complete a full cycle.
At that time there was only one oven, which was not in good condition. Said Dheeraj Parmar, who along with Lions of Pune and Bippawadi members like Kiran Chopda and many others, took this very seriously and decided to launch an initiative to renovate the crematorium as part of their social responsibility.
“We managed to raise around Rs 1.25 crore to help PCB make it an environmentally friendly incinerator. Our club has installed two natural gas furnaces and has renovated the premises,” said Ajit Chauhan, President, Lions Club in Pune, Bippwadi.
On Friday, 95 members of the club who donated large sums of over 1 lakh, cut the ceremonial ribbon along with KJS Chauhan, Principal Director, Defense Districts, Southern Command, at the opening ceremony of the piped natural gas crematorium.
PCB CEO Subrat Pal commended the effort and said it was a prime example of how civil society and government organizations can work for the welfare of citizens.
Vijay Chavan, Chief Electrical Officer at PCB, said that crematoriums were set up by 2004 and before the pandemic would receive around 60-80 dead bodies per month. However, the second (delta) wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen around 15-20 bodies sent daily for cremation.
The PCB, due to financial constraints, was unable to initiate major repairs and the electric incinerator stopped working due to overload and technical faults. There are five wood burners – costing between 7,000 and 8,000 rupees – which is not feasible for many.
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