The Assam Government is scouting for a suitable tract successful and astir Guwahati for the cremation of popular vocalist Zubeen Garg, and volition spot the options earlier his household to instrumentality the last call, Minister Ranoj Pegu said connected Sunday (September 21, 2025).
He said the sites were being supervised, keeping successful caput that a memorial of the taste icon, who died portion swimming successful the oversea successful Singapore connected Friday (September 19), would besides beryllium built astatine the chosen spot.
"We had held deliberations yesterday astir Sonapur being a imaginable spot... we person different options arsenic well," Mr. Pegu told reporters aft inspecting the tract astatine Sonapur connected the outskirts of Guwahati. He said apical officials are besides inspecting different sites and each the options volition beryllium placed earlier Garg's family.
"We volition spot the options earlier them and they volition instrumentality the last call. Once the household decides, the last spot volition beryllium announced aft the furniture gathering this evening," the State curate added.
A request was besides made for Garg's last resting spot to beryllium successful Jorhat, wherever helium had spent his formative years, with the Upper Assam municipality often deemed arsenic the 'cradle' of his creativity.
However, sources adjacent to the household said that Guwahati oregon its suburbs could beryllium the last prime arsenic Garg's octogenarian begetter volition not beryllium capable to question to Jorhat, much than 300 km from the superior city.
Garg's assemblage arrived astatine the Indira Gandhi International Airport successful New Delhi astir Saturday (September 20) midnight from Singapore. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received the mortal remains successful the Capital and paid his tributes.
He was accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and elder Assam Government officials posted successful New Delhi.
The mortal remains reached Guwahati airdrome aboriginal connected Sunday (September 21) and volition beryllium kept for nationalist homage astatine Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah sports analyzable successful the city, aft the household members wage their past respects astatine their Kahilipara residence.
