Hyderabad: The state government has permitted the commissioner and special officer, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to cremate the unclaimed dead bodies of different government hospitals through any NGO at “ Nallavagu Smashana Vatika” Chandrayangutta after taking prior permission from concerned Assistant medical officer of health.
The government issued a fresh GO amending earlier GOs and asked the GHMC to pay an amount of Rs 700 to NGO concerned per dead body towards expenses after production of evidence of cremation. The amendmends enabled the GHMC to undertake the cremation of dead bodies by GHMC in the interest of ensuring the public health and conservancy.
Government also framed comprehensive policy guidelines on disposal of unclaimed dead bodies in Government hospitals of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation are.
According to guidelines the unclaimed dead body shall be kept in deep freezers in the Government Mortuaries for making claims up to 72 hours (three days) in Cold Storage process & intimate Police. If not identified within the period (3 Days), a letter shall be issued to the Health Officers of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation by the Police Officials to dispose off the body under intimation to the HOD’s of Osmania & Gandhi Hospitals.
After the postmortem, the bodY shall be shifted to puff room and an additional three (3) more days shall be given for establishing the identity of dead body.
The GHMC also permitted to engage non-government organisations (NG0s) in case of need if they are engaged in burial or cremation facilities.
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