Rainwater floods crematorium in Jamnagar

Uninterrupted rains for the last 72 hours have taken a toll of ten persons and disrupted normal life in the coastal district Jamnagar. Its famous crematorium, Manekbai Sukhdham, is under four to five foot of waterfor the last two days. 

As a result bodies are cremated at the nearby crematorium, which was exclusively set up by the kings for jains of Jamnagar city. Manekbhai Sukhdham crematorium is known for its beautiful displays narrating stories from Hindu epics and has become a picnic place for the tourists. There are many crematoriums that have come up on the pattern of Manekbai Sukhdham in the state and elsewhere. 

Its electric crematorium was repaired a fortnight back, but rainwater has once against damaged it and is now not working. One dead body was taken to Rajkot for cremation today. 

Jamnagar district is one of the worst affected districts in the state. Gandhvi village which houses famous Harshadmata temple is totally cut off from the rest of the world. The Temple is on the pilgrim route between Dwarka and Veraval and most of people on this route stop here.