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“The maintenance of the electric crematorium was then handed over to a private agency. It takes over 90 minutes for the body to be reduced to ashes, says G Prasanna Kumar, in-charge of the cremation ground. A few people (less than 3% by some estimates), most of them from northern India, inquire about the operational status of the electric crematorium , but end up prefering the traditional method as they want to ‘stick to customs’, Kumar added. But there was no response from the public to it due to religious sentiments associated with last rites. Visakhapatnam: Advancement is greatly revered in all fields, except for that of the dead ..