Chief Minister’s Strategic Reforms Unit (SRU)’s first Shehr-e-Khamoshan Model Graveyard in Lahore begins operations today. The first-of-its-kind model graveyard is located at Kacha Road, Kahna. Citizens are now able to avail complete burial and funeral facilities by calling on the following number: 0303-8438951.
The Lahore Shehr-e-Khamoshan Model Graveyard located at Kacha Road, Kahna contains all burial and funeral related services required by families faced with the loss of a loved one. These include hearse service, Janazgah services, ghusal services and mortuary services all available at one phone call.
Moreover, grieving families will also be provided with specialized packages containing burial essentials (kafan/dafan). The staff at the Shehr-e-Khamoshan Lahore has been well-trained to maintain the state-of-the-art facility incorporating Islamic Architecture whilst facilitation citizens for complete provision of services.
The Graveyard’s dedicate human resource includes a manager and supervisor to deal with and address the concerns of citizens whilst fulfilling their requirements. It further includes its own security personnel to ensure illegal activity doesn’t take place in the vicinity of the graveyard. The trained gorkunds (undertakers), gardeners and machinery operators are to further carry out efficient operations of the graveyard. With a cost of 155 million, the initiative encompasses 89 kanals of land area providing grave space for approximately 8000 graves.
The Shehr-e-Khamoshan initiative will spread all across Punjab with the operationalization of the Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority Act, passed by a majority vote in the Punjab Assembly on 24th May 2017. The Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority will be establishing and maintaining cemeteries and crematoriums to facilitate all citizens irrespective of any religious, socio-economic or caste-wise distinctions. To ensure its effective implementation, Mr. Khawaja Ahmed Hassan is to serve as the chairperson for the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority. Moreover, Salman Sufi, the Director General SRU, has been given additional charge as the Acting DG of the Punjab Shehr-e-Khamoshan Authority.