Still, most of of the missing persons will not be found alive. NBC mentioned tonight that many of the survivors in Bhuj are fleeing the city in fear of further collapses of large buildings, many of which are teetering. When I asked about where they would get the wood for the pyres, I did so with thoughts of the awful losses in Bhuj, in particular, but I also had other thoughts on my mind. I am really concerned that funerary customs in India could be really destructive at such times as this. The living still have to live, you know.
Trees are good for the preservation of soil and watersheds.
I think this should be done. We have more modern methods which would do the same thing. I don't have any regard for religious beliefs or public sentiment in this matter. This must end. India is destroying itself by such wasteful burning of the forests it has left.