The Sarpanch and Gramsevaks should submit proposals for crematoria and burial grounds in their villages. The pending proposals should be cleared in the month of September. The Sarpanch and the Gramnsevak in Nagpur district will be held responsible if any village lacks the facilities. Nagpur District Collector Dr Vipin Itankar issued an order to this effect.
Dr Itankar took the step, as a very small number of villages in the district lack these facilities. The issue should be followed up by the Bloc Development Officers (BDO). In case of any problem at the tahasil office, the village Sarpanch may contact the District Collector. By the end of September the problem should not exist in any village, he added.
Dr Itankar held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the issue. Zilla Parishad CEO Saumya Sharma, SDOs, and Tahasildars were present. Discussion about issues arising out of land under Zudpi Jungle, Forest Land, private land etc was also held during the meeting.