Maharashtra
Steps taken for safe disposal of COVID-19 victims’ bodies: BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it was taking sufficient precaution and scrupulously following the standards recommended for the safe disposal of bodies of persons who passed away due to COVID-19
The civic body was reacting to a petition submitted by previous journalist Ketan Tirodkar, which alleged that there were numerous lapses in handling of COVID-19 victims’ bodies in crematoriums at Shivaji Park in Dadar, at Sion in central Mumbai and at the Chandanwadi crematorium in south Mumbai.
According to the plea, the staff at these crematoriums are not provided with safety gears like PPE packages, masks and sanitizers.
BMC counsel Anil Sakhare informed a department bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice N J Jamadar that the civic body was following the guidelines laid down by the Union federal government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for safe disposal of COVID-19 infected bodies.
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