Principal Secretary inspects crematoriums in Hyderabad

To make sure people were not forced to shell out extra money to perform the last rites of their departed, the GHMC had started displaying the charges at crematoriums last week.

Hyderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development principal secretary Arvind Kumar on Monday made surprise visits to crematoriums in the city to check whether extra money was being charged from people.

The crematoriums located in Punjagutta, Bansilalpet and Jubilee Hills were covered during the surprise inspection. To make sure people were not forced to shell out extra money to perform the last rites of their departed, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) had started displaying the charges at crematoriums last week. The rate for conducting the last rites on a funeral pyre using wood is Rs.8,000 and the charge for electric cremation is Rs.4,000.

Kumar also looked into the amenities at the crematoriums and checked the electric cremation facility in Punjagutta as well. He was accompanied by GHMC Khairatabad zonal commissioner P Pravinya and other civic officials.

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