Delhi Flooding Pauses Nigambodh Ghat Cremations, Relatives Wait For Ashes
NDTV
Many who reached Nigambodh Ghat this morning to collect the ashes of their relatives were told that the room in which the urns containing ashes are kept has been flooded.
The flood-like situation in Delhi due to an unprecedented rise in Yamuna's water level has overlapped with the personal tragedies of many who recently lost their near and dear ones.
Nigambodh Ghat, the national capital's oldest cremation ground, has been shut after water released from a Haryana barrage led to Yamuna crossing the danger mark. Water has now entered many areas near the river and flooded key roads, leading to massive traffic jams.
Many who reached Nigambodh Ghat this morning to collect the ashes of their relatives were told that the room in which the urns containing ashes are kept has been flooded.
