TMC prepares a design for 37,000-sqm crematorium that will come up on a plot at Bhayander Pada
Bhayander Pada ground where Thane Municipal Corporation will set up the crematorium. Pic/Sameer Markande
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To meet the increasing demand of Thanekars for more burial grounds, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is set to give shape to a multi-faith crematorium. It has drafted a design for the 37,000-sqm crematorium, to come up on a ground at Bhayander Pada, and allotted space to different communities.
Sources in TMC said the crematorium would include a buffer zone of 10,000 sqm - Smriti Udyan - encompassing the ground. As per the design, the ground would be divided in the following manner: Hindu Shamshan Bhoomi (8,000 sqm), Christian cremation ground (3,000 sqm), Bohri Muslim cremation ground (3,000 sqm), Jew cremation ground (2,000 sqm) and Lingayat cremation ground (2,000 sqm). Apart from this, there is also provision for a parking area of 3,000 sqm.
"We have taken into account the population of all communities and the mortality rate, and allotted space accordingly," said an executive engineer of TMC. "Ideally, there should be a green belt around the burial ground, which acts as a buffer zone. However, this crematorium has been planned on the outskirts. Even the provisions made for it are more than those required for the current mortality rate. This should help the communities for the next 30 years."
The engineer added that 24,000 sqm was currently undergoing land acquisition, and the process was expected to be completed within the next two months, after which landscaping work would start. "It will be fully functional this year. Negotiations are on for the remaining 13,000 sqm," he said. Sanjeev Jaiswal, Thane municipal commissioner, said, "This will be a state-of-the-art crematorium. If everything goes as per plan, work on the ground will start by March-end.
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