It has always been said that the dead has no religion. Still, with the view of promoting communalism, a distinction has been made for the funeral sites of different faiths.
Recently, the Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, K.T. Rama Rao will launch the first-of-its-kind structure for the cremation rites of the departed souls belonging to three different faiths.
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Developed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) in the eastern part of the city. There will also be a feature that will allow overseas relatives to watch the last rites of their loved ones.
The multi-faith funeral center has been built with a scale of some 16 crores expenditure and 6.5 acres of land. The land which was earlier wasted as a dumping land has come to symbolize the fraternity between faiths. Clearing the debris and mud from the land, the land attempts to clean the mud that exists to destroy the relations between religions.
Dedicated areas have been provided with the aim of promoting communal harmony. The land has been distributed accordingly to different faiths.
A sewage-treatment plant has been set up for purifying the water and revamping the landscape for a better purpose.
A defined office room, cold storage, prayer hall, and watchman's room have been provided separately from all the other facilities.
The crematorium has also been equipped with electrical appliances.
A separate building has been constructed for performing the 10th-day rituals as per Hindu customs. The Muslim and Christian graveyards have been provided with a structure that allows the burial of bodies in three layers at any single spot. Each burial ground can accommodate more than 550 bodies.
A statement also comes from the authority that the road connection shall also be provided in this area.
The classic example really speaks for itself. The tenets of communalism shall rule out this reformative approach. It reminds us that we are just all the same no matter whatever faith we practice, profess, or propagate.
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References:
- m.timesofindia.com
- thehindu.com
- thestatesman.com