Vaikunth Smashan Bhoomi watches 35 to 40 cremations per day, expending 300 to 350 kg of wood. To combat this environmental strain, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will begin using cow dung cakes for cremations across its 26 crematoriums on February 6. This switch efforts to protect trees and reduce pollution. Following successful testing that demonstrated reduced emissions, a private entity received approval to use cow dung cake.
PMC's crematoriums handle 3,000 to 3,500 cremations each month, using entire trees for each funeral pyre. Cow dung cakes provide a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to growing wood prices and tree conservation efforts. Shrinivas Kandul, PMC's electrical department chief, observed similar methods in Nagpur, Kolkata, and Delhi, which were motivated by local desires to reduce cremation-related pollution.
The effort answers to complaints about dangerous cremation emissions. While not fully environmentally benign, green campaigner Prashant Raul believes that cow dung cakes provide a sustainable alternative to wood. Despite the availability of gas and electricity, many communities prefer dung cakes due to their low cost, emphasizing the significance of ecological alternatives in burial traditions.
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