Land identified in Kodagu taluks for burial

MADIKERI: Plots of land have been identified in Kodagu for the burial of Covid-19 victims. The district has not reported as coronavirus casualty, the spurt in positive cases notwithstanding.
The district administration has identified 1acre land in each of the three taluks for the purpose.
DC Annies K Joy convened a meeting of different religious heads at Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.“The number of Covid-19 cases is rising by the day across the country. We have to be prepared for the worst, including the burial of victims as per SOPs. We have identified 1acre in each of the three taluks of the district. Workers will be employed and trained in the process. The relatives (a maximum of five) of the victims can perform rituals of the final rites from 4m distance,” the DC explained.
Madikeri Kodava Samaj, heads of Christian community , Wakf Board, Gowda Samaj and Seva Bharathi (Kodagu) members expressed support to the administration in this regard.
Ameen Mohisin of an association said that a team of 30 volunteers from the community are ready to carry out the burial process.