"The electric cremation furnace has already been installed and the construction of building that houses the crematorium is almost complete. The crematorium will start operations from September 18," said Dr Govinda Tandon, a member of the Governing Council at PADT.
The construction of the crematorium began nearly three years ago with an estimated budget of Rs 110 million.
"The focus of the project in the beginning was constructing a building with an electric furnace. Only later did we realize the need for a generator and better interior," said Tandon, explaining the reason for the delay. "All such issues have been dealt with."
The crematorium is spread over a six ropanis of land, with ample space for parking.
There are two electric furnaces and each will burn a corpse at a time.
While it takes at least three hours to burn a single corpse on a wooden pier, the electric crematorium can turn bodies into ashes within 45 minutes.
In addition, the modern technology is expected to reduce air and water pollution near the Pasupatinath Temple area.
"It is not only faster but also costs less money than the traditional method of cremation. Moreover, the dire impact of both air and Bagmati pollution will be reduced as well," said Tandan.
The furnace was purchased from Indomen Engineering Services in Kolkata, India at a cost of Rs 26 million.
Devghat to get electric crematorium
