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Dr Welentsi performing some rites to commence work
Dr Welentsi performing some rites to commence work

Nungua gets modern cemetery next year

Construction of a modern cemetery for the people of Nungua and its surrounding communities in the Greater Accra Region has started.

The project being executed by Sino Africa Development Company Limited, a real estate and civil engineering firm, is expected to be completed in December this year and opened to the public early next year.

The burial ground will be landscaped with lawns, trees, flowers, and walkways, with emphasis on simplicity, serenity, and orderliness.

There will also be a special structure where short ceremonies can be organised for the departed before they are buried.

Sod cutting

Speaking to the Daily Graphic after cutting the sod for work to begin, the President of the Nungua Traditional Council, Dr Odaifio Welentsi III, said the decision to construct the cemetery was as a result of the challenges residents of Nungua faced in looking for a burial ground for their departed ones.

He said the current public cemetery ground at Faryo, a suburb of Nungua, had been sold to private developers who were now undertaking various development projects.

“Apart from the cemetery at Faryo, there are other burial places specifically for the orthodox churches which cannot be used by the public,” Dr Welentsi said.

Old Cemetery

He said the current eight-acre parcel of land, which was being developed into a modern cemetery, used to be a burial place but it was shut down decades ago due to lack of maintenance.

“We, therefore, decided to use the place and develop it into a modern burial ground that will serve the entire Nungua people. I believe every nation should have a befitting ground to honour the departed,” Dr Welentsi added.

Dr Welentsi said a high-maintenance culture would be instituted to ensure that the burial ground was kept clean and conducive.

He, therefore, called on the people of Nungua and its surrounding areas to support the firm in order to execute the project speedily.

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