Kathmandu, April 9 -- Unclaimed bodies of persons who have lost their lives in various disasters in the country will have to be kept safe for at least 12 years from now onwards, as per new guidelines.
A new provision in the post-disaster Dead Body Management Guidelines says the authorities concerned should properly collect and preserve sample parts of the corpse in temporary burial so that they can be identified in future.
According to the latest amendments in guidelines that replaced earlier guidelines formulated by the government in 2010, the buried body or parts should be scientifically stored so that it can be handed over to the family members once identified.
The body can be buried after collecting samples of blood, hair, teeth and ...