LPG chambers installed at 2 crematoriums in Sahnewal

Our Correspondent

Sahnewal, July 9

The Punjab Youth Development Board (PYDB) installed three LPG-operated cremation chambers in two cremation grounds falling under the Sahnewal subtehsil today.

Addressing a press conference, PYDB Chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra along with Additional Deputy Commissioner (UD) Sandeep Kumar said these chambers cremate a body within an hour and three bodies can be cremated by using two LPG cylinders. He said the cremation through the chambers is not only cost-effective over the conventional wood-based crematorium but also saves time.

He added that the eco-friendly chambers will help to stop deforestation and will save 40 lakh trees in a year. He also said around four quintal-woods usually require in a conventional system for cremating one body.

Bindra expressed gratitude towards Umesh Munjal, Amol Munjal, Ankur Munjal from Highway Industry for donating Rs15 lakh for three chambers under the CSR initiative.

Bindra claimed that the PYDB had organised 200 Covid vaccination camps and arranged 2,500 PPE kits.

Prominent persons present on the occasion included Naveen Kumar, Ravinder Singh and others.

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