Border Village Chandalikhali Faces Cremation Crisis Due to BSF Fence

• Residents of Chandalikhali, a border village in Hingalganj, North 24 Parganas, face extreme hardship in cremating bodies.
• Lack of a permanent crematorium forces villagers to cross a BSF barbed wire fence to reach the Kalindi River bank for cremations.
• The problem intensified after BSF erected a new fence for border security, requiring permission for every funeral procession.
• Hingalganj MLA Debesh Mondal witnessed the difficulty firsthand during a recent cremation, where a gap was made in the fence.
• MLA Mondal plans to draw the central government's attention to the issue, as discussions with BSF officials have yielded no solution.