Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Mayor Divakar Pandeshwar has said that the MCC will extend its complete support in future and make sure that the dead bodies of the COVID-19 victims are cremated in one of its crematoriums without any obstacles.
Lamenting over the recent chaotic episodes that unfurled around the cremation of the dead bodies of the COVID-19 victim in the city, the Mayor, in a video message said that people must allow a decent final rites to the victims of the pandemic on humanitaarian grounds.
It may be recalled that the first two COVID-19 victims of the district- two women related to each other, hailing from Bantwal were denied cremation at several crematoriums in the city.
The locals had objected on the grounds that if the COVID-19 victims are cremated in the vicinity the lives of local residents will be at risk.
The Mayor has said that there are no chances of anybody contracting the infeection if a victim is cremated in the locality and hence people must allow the cremation to happen without any fear or apprehension.
