New Delhi, A residents’ collective has written to Delhi Atmosphere Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, looking for enlargement of electrical cremation services throughout the nationwide capital.
The collective, ‘Warrior Mothers’, has additionally submitted a report that assesses public demand for electrical cremation services in Delhi.
Within the letter dated January 17, the group mentioned the report goals to seize citizen sentiment on electrical cremation and determine pathways to advertise sustainable and dignified end-of-life practices in Delhi.
The report, “Citizen Demand Evaluation for Electrical Cremation in Delhi”, is predicated on a simulated survey of 1,376 residents throughout 43 crematorium catchment areas and signifies sturdy public help for cleaner alternate options, it mentioned.
As per the findings shared by the collective, 68 per cent of respondents expressed willingness to go for electrical cremation if services had been obtainable regionally, citing advantages comparable to decrease emissions and conservation of timber.
About 74 per cent supported putting in no less than one electrical cremation unit at each cremation floor, whereas 66 per cent backed linking electrical cremation with tree-saving initiatives comparable to Vrikshdaan, the collective mentioned.
Highlighting infrastructure gaps, it acknowledged that Delhi presently has solely two operational electrical crematoriums below the Municipal Company of Delhi, together with eight CNG-based services, which is insufficient for a metropolis recording almost 1.11 lakh annual cremations.
A big proportion nonetheless depends on conventional wood-based pyres, contributing to air air pollution and deforestation, in response to the Warrior Mothers.
The report additionally flags social and cultural obstacles to wider adoption.
Household resistance, desire for conventional rituals and lack of non secular steering emerged as key causes for hesitation, the collective mentioned, including that focused consciousness campaigns and engagement with spiritual leaders may assist bridge the hole.
The group additionally welcomed the MCD’s latest resolution to supply free cremation companies at electrical and CNG-based crematoriums, calling it a major step in the direction of reducing monetary obstacles and inspiring behavioural change.
In its suggestions, the collective urged the federal government to put in no less than one electrical unit at every MCD-managed cremation floor, prioritise high-footfall websites, institutionalise Vrikshdaan via verified tree-planting programmes and collaborate with civil society teams to enhance consciousness and acceptance.
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