在海得拉巴，火化新冠死者需花费7万卢比，令家属焦头烂额

Covid horror: Rs 70,000 for cremation singes families of dead in Hyderabad

在海得拉巴，火化新冠死者需花费7万卢比，令家属焦头烂额

HYDERABAD: The last thing you want to do when your loved one has just died is to haggle. But in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic, many people in Hyderabad are being forced to haggle and pay hefty amounts to crematorium caretakers to have the final rites of their family members performed.

海得拉巴：当你的亲人刚刚去世时，你最不想做的事情就是讨价还价。但在第二波疫情爆发期间，海得拉巴的很多人被迫与火葬场管理员讨价还价，支付高昂费用，为家人举行最后的仪式。

The government rules are clear. Final rites of a person who dies in a government hospital are conducted for free. For those who die in private hospitals, not more than Rs 8,000 can be charged at cremation grounds. And yet people are paying anywhere between Rs 25,000 and Rs 70,000 for each cremation. The money is, of course, paid in cash and there is no receipt.

印度政府的规定很明确，对于在公立医院去世的人，最后的仪式是免费的。对于那些死于私立医院的人，火葬场收取不超过8000卢比的费用。然而，人们每次火化都要支付2.5万至7万卢比，是付现金的，而且没有收据。

“We were tld that it would cost about Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 for the cremation,” said a woman, who lost her husband to Covid-19 in the first week of May at Gandhi Hospital. The lady said that the mediator did not confirm where the body would be taken for cremation, but added that there are many formalities to be taken care of and that they cannot dispose of the body for less.

一位女子的丈夫患新冠后于5月第一周在甘地医院去世，她说：“我们被告知火化费需要4万到5万卢比。”他们并没有确认遗体将被送往何处火化，但补充说，还有很多手续要办理，处理遗体的价格不能再低了。

Another man, who lost his father in the second wave of the pandemic at Government General and Chest Hospital, was asked to pay Rs 70,000 for the cremation.

一名男子的父亲在政府综合胸科医院去世，他被要求支付7万卢比的火化费。

“My father died a day after he was admitted to the hospital. When we enquired about cremation at the hospital, they quoted Rs 70,000,” said the man, a resident of Yousufguda.

这名男子是Yousufguda的居民，他说：“我父亲在住院一天后去世了。当我们在医院询问火化费用时，他们说要7万卢比。”

以下是印度时报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

citizen

If something good happens in the country, Bhakts will have field day in giving all credit to Modi. But they can't take on blame, they ll cry public mistake, state govt mistake

如果发生了好事，人民党支持者就会把所有功劳都归于莫迪。但发生了坏事，他们就会抱怨是公众的错，是邦政府的错

Satya Prasad

Very sad. Everyone trying to make money on hapless people.

非常悲哀，每个人都想从不幸的人身上赚钱。

Dipannay Nandi

Mera Bharat Mahan !!This can only happen in India

只有印度会发生这种事

KayKay solanki

For idiots every bad thing that happens in India, Modi is responsible, but they don't see the state government or local authorities and neither they think what the previous regimes done for the country.

对于白痴来说，印度发生的每一件坏事，莫迪都要负责，但他们不怪邦政府或地方当局，也不去想以前政府为国家做了什么。

Pranav Pathrikar

More than covid our own fellow citizens are killing us. This greed and trying to make profit in the time of crisis is totally deplorable.

不仅仅新冠病毒在杀死我们的同胞，我们也在自相残杀。这种贪婪和试图在危机时刻获利的行为太可悲了。

Pkm

One of the reason for bodies being thrown into the River Ganges

这也是尸体被扔进恒河的原因之一

Sambappa Kalvala

It is day light robbery on which govt is silent

这是光天化日之下的抢劫，印度政府却对此保持沉默

Sirius

Not a surprise at all in our shameless country where many people would rather make some quick money off of dead bodies.

在我们这个无耻的国家，这一点也不奇怪，很多人从尸体上赚快钱。

Guest

why government only lip service... crack down this illegal activities. seriously really tired of modi govt.

为什么政府不打击这种非法行为，只会嘴上说说。真的厌倦了莫迪政府。

Tompasand

And believe me, there are also politicians involved in this racket, without their blessings, the hospitals cannot do what they are doing now.

相信我，也有政客参与期中，没有他们的支持，医院不敢这么做。

Raaz Raj

Great Indian culture. This corruption is a new culture of India. Welcome to Ram Rajya

伟大的印度文化，这种腐败是印度的新文化。

Nasim Akhtar

YE MERA INDIA .. I LOVE MY INDIA

印度…我爱我的印度

Priyesh Sekar

Everyone busy scolding Serum institute for making money during pandemic... but atleast they are not doing business with dead bodies like these few middle class people

每个人都忙着骂血清研究所在疫情期间赚钱…但至少他们不会像这些少数中产阶级那样靠死尸赚钱

kosopet

Bharatiya Jumla Party Karma..God help India.

神啊，救救印度吧

Hiten Indie

Extortion is national culture. Greed, unjustified basic wages, no fear of law are some of key reasons. Now after this incident has got exposed, will judiciary take some concrete action?

敲诈是我们的民族文化。贪婪、不合理的基本工资、不惧怕法律是一些关键原因。现在这个事件曝光后，司法部门会采取一些具体行动吗?

Voice Of Sanity

In Navi Mumbai, cremation cost is Rs. 50 for residents payable to NMMC for getting Death Certificate. Cremation cost including wood is free. What you pay to the Crematorium staff is upto you, usually less than 2000.

在新孟买，火葬费用是50卢比，居民向NMMC领取死亡证明时支付，火化木材都是免费的。支付给火葬场员工的费用由你决定，通常不超过2000卢比。

Esoteric Alien Observer

People will blame Modi for this also.

这事人们也会责怪莫迪。

Sanjay Agarwal

These people are worse than vultures. they feed on the dead bodies.

这些人比秃鹫还坏，秃鹫以尸体为食。

ronny b

We need BJP government in Telengana

我们特伦甘纳邦需要人民党执政

Shraddha Banerjee

It's utter shame that people are profiteering even on account of death.