MP: Bhopal crematorium gives refuge to kin of deceased Covid-19 patients

At a time when images of relatives of deceased Covid-19 patients queuing up at crematoriums have shaken the nation's psyche, a crematorium in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal is giving temporary refuge to people who bring their loved ones to the city for treatment and lose them to the disease.

Bhadbhada Vishram Ghat has been providing beds and meals to relatives of Covid-19 patients, who perform the last rites of loved ones.

More than half a dozen people spend their night at the facility daily after cremating their loves ones, thanks to the trust looking after the place and providing them food, water and bedding in these difficult times.