Crematoriums located at Nigambodh Ghat, Geeta Colony, Wazirabad, and Sarai Kale Khan have been closed in view of the flooding in various parts of Delhi due to Yamuna waters, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said on Friday.
The flood-like situation in Delhi has not only interrupted life in the national capital but also inundated crematoriums located near the raging Yamuna, making it difficult for people who have lost their loved ones to conduct funerals.
“Due to floods in Delhi, crematoriums at Nigambodh Ghat, Geeta Colony, Wazirabad, and Sarai Kale Khan are closed,” Oberoi tweeted.
She shared a list of other cremation sites where people could go for funerals, and advised them to consider alternative cremation grounds.
Nigambodh Ghat, a place preferred by many for the last rites, is flooded as waters from the swollen river have rendered the place practically dysfunctional.
On Wednesday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued an advisory asking people not to go to Nigambodh Ghat to carry out last rites. The crematorium in Geeta Colony, too, was closed due to the rise in Yamuna water levels.