Thanks to the orthodox views associated with the cremation of the deceased and an indifferent attitude towards the environment, LPG and electric crematoriums continue to remain unpopular in the holy city despite being installed here over a decade ago.
The two LPG crematoriums were made operational in the city in March 2012 as part of the state government’s pilot project. Depending upon their success, the model was to be replicated in the rest
of the state too. However, its result remains far from encouraging.
One of the LPG crematoriums is at the Chatiwind gate, run by the Shamshan Sewa Samiti. Its manager, Krishan Gopal Arora, said, “About 4,000 bodies are cremated at the crematorium annually.
