Grave problems as coronavirus fills up Vashi cemetery

NAVI MUMBAI: Strict Covid-19 guidelines have led to a grave problem for a Muslim cemetery in Vashi as it has run into acute lack of burial space.
The graveyard has had to be shut, said Mohammed Siraj, senior member of the Noor-ul Islam Trust, which manages the graveyard.
“Since the lockdown began, we have taken over 140 bodies which were Covid-positive. We were strictly told that they cannot be disturbed for at least five years. Hence, we cannot recycle those burial spots to accommodate more bodies in future. Thus, we shut down our graveyard for lack of space,” he said.
Siraj said that a request to the Maharashtra government and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation for another plot had not met with a reply.