Villagers wade through channel to carry dead man to cremation ground
The Hindu
They say constructing a bridge would put an end to the long-pending problem
Residents of Keezha Paluvanchi, Mela Paluvanchi and Seynthamangalam in Annavasal panchayat union in Pudukottai district face a tough time carrying the dead as they have to wade through water in a supply channel to reach the burial ground on the other side of the waterbody.
On Thursday, a group of residents of the Keezha Paluvanchi village had to struggle to carry the body of an aged man on a bamboo pier, while walking through neck-deep water in the supply channel due to heavy rain over the past few days.
Carrying the corpse, laid on the bamboo pier, on their shoulder, the group faced the daunting task of having to carefully wade through the flowing water to reach the other side where the cremation ground is situated.