At Nigambodh, a search for remains

At Nigambodh Ghat, the biggest cremation facility in the city on the banks of the Yamuna, the receding water level of the river has left behind a new set of problems - damaged equipment, non-functional hearse vans, missing records, and thick sludge covering the entire complex.

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI: HT conducted a spot check on Tuesday afternoon and found that while the main entry corridor of the funeral complex was cleared, ankle-deep water and sludge were seen in the corridors, offices, and pathways leading to the raised platforms.

Relatives of people cremated before the closure of the facility started returning to the complex to collect the remains of their loved ones, only to find them mixed with sludge. Efforts were underway on Tuesday to clean up the 120 funeral platforms, the newly built parking lot, and offices of the Ghat.