Mysuru: Mayor Shivakumar inaugurated the electric crematorium set up by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at Kumbarakoppal Burial Grounds on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, Shivakumar said that the crematorium has been built at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore. Noting that the crematorium will be of convenience
to the general public who wish to cremate their deceased near and dear ones, he called upon the people to maintain hygiene in the vicinity.
Local Corporator Pailwan Srinivas said that the need for an electric crematorium in the locality was more felt during the deadly COVID pandemic that stuck two years ago, when a good number of people died, following which a proposal was sent to the MCC for the setting up of electric crematorium. Now the crematorium has come up for which he is thankful to the MCC Commissioner and all other Corporators for their support and co-operation, he added.
MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy, Deputy Mayor Dr. G. Roopa, Corporators Prema Shankaregowda, Lakshmi Shivanna, SBM Manju, Usha Kumar and M.U. Subbaiah, Mysore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) President K.B. Lingaraju, former Corporators M. Shivanna and Jayaramu and Vidyavardhaka Sangha (VVS) President Gundappa Gowda were present.
This post was published on January 16, 2023 8:17 pm