IDUKKI: An electric crematorium that lacks power supply. Sounds ironic, doesn’t it? However, this is the condition of the electric crematorium set up by the Munnar panchayat at Grahamsland Road.
On Wednesday, a bereaved family was left in the lurch when it arrived at the crematorium. For, not only did the establishment lack power supply, but the generator used to operate the equipment there also failed to function. After waiting for over an hour, the relatives of the deceased – a native of Pazhayakadu at Periyavara – were forced to power up the machine using the battery of the jeep in which they brought the body! This is not new. Set up by the panchayat
