Old man’s physique carried in neck-deep water for cremation in Odisha

By Express News Service

BHAWANIPATNA:  In a tragic incident, the mortal stays of a 54-year-old man was carried for cremation underneath neck-deep water owing to the absence of a culvert in Golamunda block of Kalahandi district.

According to sources the deceased, Santa Rana, was a local of Beheraguda village underneath Khamarhaldi gram panchayat of Golamunda block. The cremation floor of their village is on the financial institution of Tel river. The locals used to cross a river stream named Bharanganala to achieve the financial institution of Tel river for cremation and different actions. 

However, waterlogging as a consequence of heavy downpour for the previous few days and absence of a culvert over the stream compelled the members of the family of Rana to wade via neck-deep water for about 400 metre to achieve the cremation floor. Wooden logs for the rituals had been additionally ferried in a similar way. 

The absence of a culvert has raised questions on sincerity of the panchayat and block authorities in taking care of the fundamental wants of the villagers. Block chairman of Golamunda Bindu Mahanand knowledgeable that the inhabitants of Beheraguda village makes use of the river financial institution for cremation.

There isn’t any culvert over the river stream to cater to the fundamental wants of the villagers, he mentioned including he had apprised the native MLA and the Department of Rural Development for development of the identical which is estimated to value round `40 lakh.
 

BHAWANIPATNA:  In a tragic incident, the mortal stays of a 54-year-old man was carried for cremation underneath neck-deep water owing to the absence of a culvert in Golamunda block of Kalahandi district.

According to sources the deceased, Santa Rana, was a local of Beheraguda village underneath Khamarhaldi gram panchayat of Golamunda block. The cremation floor of their village is on the financial institution of Tel river. The locals used to cross a river stream named Bharanganala to achieve the financial institution of Tel river for cremation and different actions. 

However, waterlogging as a consequence of heavy downpour for the previous few days and absence of a culvert over the stream compelled the members of the family of Rana to wade via neck-deep water for about 400 metre to achieve the cremation floor. Wooden logs for the rituals had been additionally ferried in a similar way. 

The absence of a culvert has raised questions on sincerity of the panchayat and block authorities in taking care of the fundamental wants of the villagers. Block chairman of Golamunda Bindu Mahanand knowledgeable that the inhabitants of Beheraguda village makes use of the river financial institution for cremation.

There isn’t any culvert over the river stream to cater to the fundamental wants of the villagers, he mentioned including he had apprised the native MLA and the Department of Rural Development for development of the identical which is estimated to value round `40 lakh.