The Forest and Wildlife Department of the Punjab authorities has directed the chopping of all lifeless bushes throughout the state to gather firewood used for cremation of Kovid-19 carcasses.
The Forest and Wildlife Department has directed all its area officers to clear the backlog of lifeless bushes in particular forest areas the place bushes are allowed to be reduce, in view of the Kovid-19 epidemic.
Sources mentioned {that a} letter was issued to all of the district and zone stage forest officers on 27 May from the workplace of PCCF, Punjab, earlier than which a gathering was held on this regard on 21 May.
The letter issued mentioned that to cope with the scarcity of wooden required for cremation of Covid lifeless our bodies within the state, the forest officers of the world have to clear the backlog of lifeless bushes within the forests.
Only 3.67 per cent of the state’s whole geographical space of ​​50,632 sq km is listed as forest cowl. According to the Forest Survey of India-2019 report, Punjab has the second lowest forest space amongst all of the states of India.
Jitendra Sharma, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests of Punjab mentioned, “There isn’t any scarcity of wooden for cremation in Punjab. The division is eyeing the growing want of wooden within the society as a result of Kovid-19 second wave. Instructing area workers to chop lifeless bushes which have accomplished their lives is a routine observe. There are experiences that the state has not practiced in the previous few years. We merely requested the sector workers to wash up that backlog of lifeless bushes from the forests. The variety of Kovid circumstances and deaths is now reducing. But we wish to be ready for emergencies. “
Sources mentioned about 4 to 5 quintals of wooden are required for cremation of a physique. An worker at a crematorium in Chandigarh mentioned, “The use of wooden is determined by the form and situation of the physique. If the physique is stored within the freezer for a minimum of 24 hours earlier than being cremated, then we’d like 5 quintals to carry out the final rites. Four quintals of wooden is adequate if the physique is delivered to the crematorium inside a number of hours of dying.
Punjab is likely one of the worst affected states by Kovid-19, with the state persistently registering a deadly price that’s increased than the nationwide common.
On Saturday, the state recorded 3,102 recent Covid-19 circumstances, with 125 individuals succumbing to the virus. In Punjab, districts like Mohali, Ludhiana and Bathinda are the worst affected.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
