Yeomen service by the volunteers of Uttranchal Bhratri Sewa Sanstha

The youth volunteers of Uttranchal Bhratra Sewa Sansthan based at ( in) Delhi are doing a novel job of cleansing the Nigam Bodh Ghat cremetorium at the Yamuna riverside in Delhi, situated opposite the famous historic old Hanuman Temple at Kinari Bazaar, just twenty minute walk from Kashmiri gate Bus terminus.

About two dozen volunteers wearing their organisations’ orange colured T shirt arrive at Nigam Bodh Ghat cremetorium usually on Sundays or on holidays with brooms n cleaners and dedicate themselves to clean the entire area to ensure that it becomes neat n clean devoid of rubbish n filth.

The selfless volunteers of this NGO/ social organisation also manage adequate sitting arrangements like community benches,water taps n other facilities etc from the donors who are approached by the volunteers of this organisation.

In these days of materialism and hectic involvement, when human beings are busy minting money n running behind comforts, selfless volunteers Uttaranchal Bhratra Sewa Sanstha are undoubtedly doing a yeomen service by keeping the Nigam Bodh Ghat crematorium neat and clean n also providing amneties for the convenience of the people coming here for bidding last adieu to their near and dear ones. Such a selfless social service indeed deserve myriad appreciation.

According to one of the volunteers of this organisation Akhilesh Bhatt such activity and selfless service accords them immense internal satisfaction and pride to do something concrete for the place where one day each n every person has to come to bid final adieu to this materialistic world.

It may be recalled that hundreds of dead bodies arrive here on daily basis for performance of last rights according to the Hindu traditions.

The MCD n Delhi government in league with several socio religious organisations are looking after the maintenance and cleanliness of Nigam Bodh Ghat.

But despite the best efforts of the stakeholders it still gives a sorry look and the Yamuna river alongside is also extremely filthy n polluted.

Selfless social organisations like Uttaranchal Bhratra Sewa Sangathan volunteers are indeed a source of inspiration for others to follow suit n deserve kudos. They want to bring the Ghat to the standards of Haridwar ghat in the days to come.

Uttarakhandies has a sizeable population in Delhi and Nigam Bodh Ghat is also used by them to perform the last rights at the riverside of the ghat whereas other communities use the sheds n inner area to perform last rights here.