A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-based cremation centre, constructed by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), was inaugurated on Friday in Subhash Nagar.
Leader of House Narendra Chawla said that a total of Rs 2 crore incurred by the SDMC and the entire work was finished in a span of six months.
“A large size hall has also been constructed where two CNG-based furnaces have been made. The CNG-based furnace takes 80 minutes in performing the last rite while wooden-based pyre takes 3 to 4 hours in performing the last rites. Besides this, wooden-based pyre increases pollution level,†he said.
Member of Parliament Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma along with Chairman of West Zone Colonel BK Oberoi, Additional Commissioner Ramesh Verma, Deputy Commissioner Rahul Singh was present on the occasion.
Chawla said that with the inauguration of the new CNG-based facility, people living in this area will be able to perform last rites of human bodies in their close proximity.
He said that the move of SDMC will help in protecting the environment as it will reduce pollution in the city.
