Lahore : Local Government (LG) Secretary Dr. Irshad Ahmad has said that the maximum fee Rs 3500 should be charged in Model Cemetery Kahana Kacha. He was visiting Model Cemetery Kahana Kacha along with Additional Secretary Development Maria Tariq and Deputy Secretary LG on Tuesday. The Secretary reviewed the collection of fees, the capacity of graves and other arrangements during the visit to the model cemetery. While visiting the Model Cemetery, the LG Secretary directed the officials of the Shahr-i- Khomeshan Authority (SKA) to place the tuff tiles at the entrance of the cemetery, plant trees and prepare the infrastructure of the four model cemeteries under construction in Lahore on the same model. He issued further instructions and said that necessary instructions should also be displayed at important places in the Model Cemetery Kahana Kachcha. On this occasion, a briefing was also given by the authorities of the SKA in which it was stated that a total of 9,000 people were buried in the Model Cemetery till the date. “There is capacity for graves and the SKA
is providing all the facilities under one roof including burial.”, a briefing told. The LG Secretary was briefed that the mortuary in the cemetery has the capacity to keep 40 dead bodies at the same time besides the excavator for excavating graves. “The facility is available 24 hours and all the graves are being made of the same size and style without discrimination.”, He was also briefed.