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Unnecessarily expensive coffins create problems for crematoriums
Yesterday’s ( 16th March) media report titled a “ A Grave Matter” elaborated on the vandalization of graves which contain expensive items buried on behalf of relatives as expressions of various sentiments.
In a similar manner, I wish to draw attention to the difficulties created for the attendants at the crematorium at Blairmont Estate (and I believe at other crematoriums) who are often forced by family members to put the dead bodies with the ‘ostentatious/expensive’ coffins on the pyre for burning; this causes much unnecessary hassles and untold difficulties for the attendants during the burning as well as afterwards when the ashes have to be collected the next day.
I wish to take this opportunity to plead with patrons of the Blairmont Crematorium to desist from this practice; it will save them much unnecessary expenses and save the attendants much hassles to clear the remains after the cremation; a simple coffin is much more preferred and indeed will result in the better, cleaner burning of the deceased.
Nowrang Persaud
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