NGO comes to aid of Covid victims’ kin, supplies wood for cremation

Lovleen Bains

Doraha, May 11

‘We Do Not Accept Money or Things’, an NGO run by philanthropist Anmol Kwatra and his team has taken the responsibility of arranging wood for the cremation of Covid victims.

The NGO said many families were finding it difficult to arrange ‘samagri’ to cremate bodies.

“We had never dreamt that the situation would turn this grim one day. Many families are losing their loved ones every day. It is unbearable to come to terms with the death of the kin. A lot of poor families are unable to procure ‘samagri’ for the cremation of their family members,” said Kwatra.

“The poor have no means to afford the wood to cremate their loved ones. It is unfortunate to learn that a family has lost a breadwinner to the virus and cannot afford to perform his/her last rites as well. I, along with my Doraha team, identified the families in need and decided to provide them with the ‘samagri’ to perform the last rites,” he added.

Ishu Doraha, in-charge of the NGO at Doraha, said the needy families could contact the NGO at 9688000074.

“The funeral will be entirely funded by the NGO. Anmol has instructed us to help all families in need. The identity of the families will not be revealed. We want Covid victims to receive dignified last rites,” Ishu added.