COVID-19: Body laid to rest using JCB machine in AP's Tirupati

COVID-19: Body laid to rest using JCB machine in AP's Tirupati

The body of a COVID-19 positive person was laid to rest using JCB machine in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati.

The body was laid to rest in a pit using a proclainer with family's consent on July 05.

The weight of body was over 175 kg.

While speaking to media, the Commissioner of Tirupati Municipal Corporation, PS Girisha said, "The body weighed over 175 kg, so the proclainer was used with family's consent.

But such an incident won't be repeated" There are over 10,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh.