Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) lauded the divisional administration, Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaqat Ali Chatha, for resolving the persistent problem of a shortage of graveyard land and allocation of 450 kanals each Rakh Dhamial Graveyard area to the cantonment boards of Rawalpindi
and Chaklala.
RCCI President Saqib Rafiq and group leader Sohail Altaf in a joint statement termed it a great relief for the citizens. They said the issue of connecting roads for the Rakh Dhamial Graveyard was also raised during the recent visit of Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi along with his cabinet at RCCI. They hoped that a good connecting road would be built to facilitate the citizens reaching the graveyard on time for funerals and burials.
Saqib Rafiq said that the shortage of land for the graveyard was a long-standing problem for the people of Rawalpindi. We are thankful to CM Punjab for resolving this important issue.
As per details from the commissioner office, out of the 1,000 kanals of land allocated for the Rakh Dhamial graveyard, 450 kanals of land would be given to Rawalpindi and Chaklala Cantonments. Besides this, 450 kanals had been allocated to the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and another 100 kanals had been reserved for minorities.
The Rakh Dhamial Graveyard would be made a model graveyard whose boundary wall had been completed. The fee for a grave has been fixed at Rs5,000 and those who cannot afford it will not be charged. The RMC and Rawalpindi Waste Management Company will be responsible for cleanliness of the graveyard.