NEW DELHI, Feb 2: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Environment Ministry and Delhi government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of cremation of human remains, saying the traditional method of burning wood emitted hazardous pollutants in the environment. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi said there was a need to adopt environment-friendly methods like electricity and CNG and change the “mindset of the people”.
“The issue involves question of faith and circumstances in which the people live, … It is, therefore, the responsibility of the men who lead, particularly religious leaders, to steer the faith in a direction so as to change the mindset of people practicing their faith and make them adopt the practices which are environment-friendly. “It is also the responsibility of the government to facilitate the making of the mindset of the citizens as well as to provide environment-friendly alternatives for cremation to its citizenry,” the bench said, directing authorities, including civic bodies, to educate the public in this regard. (PTI)
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