Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh crematorium offers CNG cremation

NEW DELHI: The crematorium in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh has offered CNG cremation for coronavirus victims instead of traditional pyre as the CNG procedure is safer and environment friendly.
“The closed CNG furnace will not let the virus to spread. It has a temperature of around 800 degrees celsius, which will eventually kill the virus. In a conventional method, chances of spread will be higher,” said proprietor BMB Enterprises’ Neeraj Bali.
Talking about special preparation taken while handling COVID-19 deceased, Bali said: “The body is brought with special precaution. It is isolated and covered with a sealed bag. Immediately the body is shifted to the furnace for cremation. No religious procedure shall be allowed.”