Each crematory will be 19 metres high andinclude three rectangular blocs, the body, chimney foot and chimney. Theinner partition is built with heat resistant chamotte bricks while theexterior is comprised of 200-millimetre thick hollow bricks.
In addition, a lightning protection system has been designed to protect the building within a 57-metre radius.
The construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.
In 2012, the provincial Ethnic Department built 97 crematoria worth over 52 billion VND (2.4 million USD).
KimHong Danh, Deputy Head of the provincial Ethnic Department highlightedthat the incinerator construction includes a soot mitigation system tominimise environmental pollution and ensure that the health of localresidents is not affected, adding that many of the earlier crematoriadid not meet the technical, hygienic, and environmental standards.
Tra Vinh is currently home to over 320,000 Khmer ethnic people,accounting for 32 percent of the province’s residents. The majority areBuddhist followers and are traditionally cremated after death.-VNA