In India, crematorium workers are struggling to cope as the bodies pile up.
![Deen Dayal Verma, a crematorium worker in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, sits in the shade inside the crematorium compound where he works [Saurabh Sharma/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Pic1.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Saurabh Sharma is an independent reporter based in Uttar Pradesh, India. He reports on Human rights, gender, crime, politics and is presently reportin... g on the Covid Crisis in India.
In India, crematorium workers are struggling to cope as the bodies pile up.
Villagers along the river say cremation expenses rose during pandemic, forcing many to immerse or bury bodies in sand.
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