Death is not more an essential qualification to seek out peace at the city’s crematoriums and burial grounds. Since Greater Chennai Corporation turned over repairs of a few burial grounds and crematoriums to private contractors, these amenities have shed its grim symbol and is attracting other folks searching for some quiet.
The Besant Nagar crematorium is now a swanky complex and bears no resemblance to its former unsanitary lifestyles. The facility, maintained by yoga guru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation, has a couple of CCTV cameras to monitor motion throughout the complex with wall-mounted speakers playing chants of Lord Shiva. “We want other folks to have a look at this facility like a temple,” mentioned 58-year-old Isha volunteer, Surya, requesting guests to depart their sneakers outside.
The crematorium has waiting room for families, smartly maintained bogs and a bath, a rarity in company maintained amenities. While funeral products and services have resumed at the crematorium following renovation, Surya advised TOI that extra adjustments are most likely. “In another two months, paintings and artwork will duvet the crematorium walls. We may have a small lawn too,” he mentioned.
At MKB Nagar in Vyasarpadi, a sprawling garden welcomes guests to the crematorium-cumburial floor. “At least 15 other folks come here day-to-day for their morning stroll,” mentioned Kishore, caretaker, MKB Nagar burial floor. Maintained by Madurai-based Pearls Engineering Pvt Ltd, the bottom boasts of fruit, vegetable and flowering plants. “We develop pomegranates, banana, ginger, papaya, huge beans and extra,” mentioned R Ramamoorthy, director, Pearls Engineering.
These amenities are a global apart from those maintained by the civic frame. In Tiruvottiyur, the burial floor on Ennore High Road, which is a minimum of 100 years previous and homes the affluent from the British technology and a former chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court, is a scene of overlook. Families visiting the graves have to stroll a littered path to achieve the tombstones of their dear departed. Others just like the Krishnampet burial floor, off Kamarajar Salai, undergo because of group of workers shortage. Sources mentioned just one conservancy worker have been deputed to brush the 48-acre burial floor.
According to company assets, outsourcing repairs is regarded as a possible proposition considering the sorry state of affairs in burial grounds that the civic frame maintains.
Isha’s repairs paintings has inspired directors so much that talks are on at hand over seven extra amenities. “We are taking a look at Vadapalani, Porur, Nungambakkam and Kannamapettai,” mentioned V Kalaivanan, Isha volunteer.
The Besant Nagar crematorium is now a swanky complex and bears no resemblance to its former unsanitary lifestyles. The facility, maintained by yoga guru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation, has a couple of CCTV cameras to monitor motion throughout the complex with wall-mounted speakers playing chants of Lord Shiva. “We want other folks to have a look at this facility like a temple,” mentioned 58-year-old Isha volunteer, Surya, requesting guests to depart their sneakers outside.
The crematorium has waiting room for families, smartly maintained bogs and a bath, a rarity in company maintained amenities. While funeral products and services have resumed at the crematorium following renovation, Surya advised TOI that extra adjustments are most likely. “In another two months, paintings and artwork will duvet the crematorium walls. We may have a small lawn too,” he mentioned.
At MKB Nagar in Vyasarpadi, a sprawling garden welcomes guests to the crematorium-cumburial floor. “At least 15 other folks come here day-to-day for their morning stroll,” mentioned Kishore, caretaker, MKB Nagar burial floor. Maintained by Madurai-based Pearls Engineering Pvt Ltd, the bottom boasts of fruit, vegetable and flowering plants. “We develop pomegranates, banana, ginger, papaya, huge beans and extra,” mentioned R Ramamoorthy, director, Pearls Engineering.
These amenities are a global apart from those maintained by the civic frame. In Tiruvottiyur, the burial floor on Ennore High Road, which is a minimum of 100 years previous and homes the affluent from the British technology and a former chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh high court, is a scene of overlook. Families visiting the graves have to stroll a littered path to achieve the tombstones of their dear departed. Others just like the Krishnampet burial floor, off Kamarajar Salai, undergo because of group of workers shortage. Sources mentioned just one conservancy worker have been deputed to brush the 48-acre burial floor.
According to company assets, outsourcing repairs is regarded as a possible proposition considering the sorry state of affairs in burial grounds that the civic frame maintains.
Isha’s repairs paintings has inspired directors so much that talks are on at hand over seven extra amenities. “We are taking a look at Vadapalani, Porur, Nungambakkam and Kannamapettai,” mentioned V Kalaivanan, Isha volunteer.
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March 19, 2018
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