Lodhi Road crematorium turns away bodies for want of space
The Hindu
We have lost count of the number of pyres being lit these days, says a staffer
By 1 p.m. on Wednesday, employees at the Lodhi Road crematorium began telling ambulances lining up outside to try and get a slot elsewhere. “Kuch khali nahi hain. Kahin aur jao [No slot is empty, go somewhere else]”, the ambulances were told. With the gates being manned under strict supervision from within the premises, staffers tried to assert that they had no options but to turn away the hearses. For relatives and friends of those who lost the battle against the COVID-19 to convince the crematorium staffers to at least let the ambulances enter the premises so that they can wait till a slot opened up, was another added battle.
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