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Council runs out of burial space
11 Jun 2013 at 03:42hrs | Views
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is fast running out of burial space and is mulling establishing a new cemetery west of Pumula South.
According to a report of the Town Lands and Planning Committee, councillors felt the death rate was too high and there was need to identify more cemetery sites as soon as possible.
"It should, however, be noted that there was an urgent need of a cemetery site, and there would still be need to identify more cemetery sites even when this site comes on board," part of the report reads.
The local authority currently has seven cemeteries sites namely Old Luveve, Luveve Extension, Luveve 3, Hyde Park (second interment), West Park, Lady Stanley and Athlone Avenue.
400 people were buried in these cemeteries last month alone.
On the proposed cemetery near Pumula South, it has emerged the land belonged to Hawkflight Enterprises and was meant for residential houses. But council resolved that the company be given alternative land.
The committee said they were currently negotiating the finer details to conclude the exchange before the development of the site could start.
The land is expected to service the city for almost 28 years. The committee said the development of the cemetery would start as soon as the establishment of the site was approved.
According to a report of the Town Lands and Planning Committee, councillors felt the death rate was too high and there was need to identify more cemetery sites as soon as possible.
"It should, however, be noted that there was an urgent need of a cemetery site, and there would still be need to identify more cemetery sites even when this site comes on board," part of the report reads.
The local authority currently has seven cemeteries sites namely Old Luveve, Luveve Extension, Luveve 3, Hyde Park (second interment), West Park, Lady Stanley and Athlone Avenue.
400 people were buried in these cemeteries last month alone.
On the proposed cemetery near Pumula South, it has emerged the land belonged to Hawkflight Enterprises and was meant for residential houses. But council resolved that the company be given alternative land.
The committee said they were currently negotiating the finer details to conclude the exchange before the development of the site could start.
The land is expected to service the city for almost 28 years. The committee said the development of the cemetery would start as soon as the establishment of the site was approved.
Source - Southern Eye
