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The remaining matter is mixed in water.The Santavana Mitra Parivar of the NGO, which comprises of senior citizens, works towards consoling the grieving families of the deceased and also encourages them to go for the woodless cremation. A person is required to be present to run the machine but no wood whatsoever is used in the cremation process,” said Uthangale.The traditional Indian cremation process uses around 700-800 kgs of wood, which is equal to two fully grown trees and the process takes 5 to 6 hours to complete. “The body is covered in layers of cow dung from above and below and then a blower that is run by electricity aids the flames. The foundation is working with the municipal bodies in Akola and Wardha in running woodless crematoriums for them.Explaining the entire process, Abhishek Uthangale, one of the directors of the foundation said that the cremation is done through a machine that was developed by them. Aurangabad: In an attempt to reduce the use of wood and to aid in the availability of clean air in the city, a Nagpur-based NGO has made a proposal to the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to undertake the cremation through a mechanical process which uses cow dung cakes and electricity instead of the traditional method of burning wood.The Vasusha Woodless Cremation Foundation is a wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad..