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GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) by February will install city's first electric crematorium along the banks of Hindon river . Owing to immense air pollution that traditional cremation causes, the district magistrate in December last year had written to GDA for expediting work on electric crematorium. “The ashes accumulates in the collection chamber which is handed over to the relative for immersion,” added Singh.But despite so much of benefits with electric crematorium Acharya Prince says getting people to use it will be a challenge. “Due to certain Hindu belief not many people opt for electric crematorium for cremating their loved ones and for that administration will have to launch an awareness programme to convince people,” said Acharya Prince. “One can very well imagine the amount of air pollution it is causing and apart from that it takes four to five hours for one cremation against 45 minutes through electric cremation which is also less expensive,” added Acharya Prince.An electric crematorium involves electric furnace, collection chamber and a platform..