The Hindu : Electric crematorium inaugurated

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Saturday, May 31, 2003

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Electric crematorium inaugurated

By Our Staff Reporter

KOZHIKODE MAY 30. The newly built electric crematorium was handed over to the Kozhikode Corporation at a function here today.

The functioning of the crematorium was inaugurated by the Kozhikode Corporation Mayor, Thottathil Raveendran. He switched on the furnace, cremating a dead body placed in it. The District Collector, T.O. Sooraj, and T.P.M. Zahir, MLA, were present on the occasion. The mortal remains of Sreedharan Nair (77), a retired employee of Kerala Soaps and Oils Limited, was the body cremated at the electric crematorium.

The crematorium, which was built by the Rotary Club of Calicut East, had incurred a total cost of Rs. 75 lakhs. This included the cost of furnace bought from a Bangalore-based company at a price of Rs 18 lakhs. The furnace is housed in a building having a porch, waiting hall, platform and toilet.

Of the total cost of the project, Rs 12.5 lakh had been sanctioned from the MPLADS fund of K. Muraleedharan, MP, and a total of Rs. 2.5 lakhs from the MLAs' funds of Mr. Zaheer and A. Sujanapal. The rest of the amount was collected by the Rotary Club.

The work which began in February 15, 2002 was completed in 15 months. The Corporation would be now in charge of the functioning of the crematorium.

The furnace can handle up to eight bodies a day within the functioning time. The Corporation has fixed the timings of functioning of the crematorium from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The body would be cremated in one hour.

The building has also a provision for erecting another furnace. Normally, the furnace would maintain a heat of 600 degree Celsius. When switched on for cremating a dead body, the temperature rises up to 675 degree Celsius. It could go up to 750 degree Celsius depending upon the size of the dead body.

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