Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava on Thursday said mortal remains recovered after the recent flash floods in Nepal have been temporarily interred so that DNA matching can be carried out with relatives before the remains are exhumed and handed over to families, clarifying that it is not a mass burial.

"The Nepali side is also handling these bodies and mortal remains, which are in a highly decomposed state. They have been temporarily interred so that once a DNA match is established between the mortal remains and the relatives, the bodies or whatever remains are available will be exhumed and handed over to the families.... It is not a mass burial. What the Nepali authorities have informed us is that they are...