State to sanitise Jhalupara crematorium, surroundings

SHILLONG: The state government has decided to sanitise the electric crematorium in Jhalupara and its adjoining areas before and after every operation.
In a statement, the government said that in view of the unfortunate events that ensued after the first COVID-19 death in the state , the Minister of Urban Affairs, Hamletson Dohling convened a meeting recently with the members of the Greater Shillong Crematorium & Mortuary Society and after threadbare deliberations, the meeting unanimously decided that the Crematorium of the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority at Jhalupara, managed and operate by the Greater Shillong Crematorium & Mortuary Society (GSC&MS) be kept in operation and ready as and when necessary for cremation of victims of COVID-19 and shall also be used for incineration of bio-medical waste.
The meeting also decided that the staff of the crematorium have to be sensitised on the protocols pertaining to disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims as well as other protocols relating to COVID-19 and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to be made available to the crematorium staff and operators and practical training on the use of PPE is to be imparted to them by Shillong Municipal Board and Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board.