Dili, November 16, 2024 (Média Democracia) – Authorities of Dili Municipality (AMD) will evaluate the politics and laws regarding graves built next to houses and within compounds.
AMD President Gregorio Saldanha said cemeteries should not be built next to houses or within compounds.
“First, graves should not be made next to houses or inside compounds, graves should be made in their place, but we will see from the political side, how to comply with the law on the proper way to build these graves in public cemeteries or in available cemeteries,” PAM Dili told a Média Democracia reporter in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
AMD will coordinate with families who make graves next to their homes but is still preparing a number of regulations.
“We have seen what was done in the houses and will coordinate with the families to move, but all of this must have rules, we prepare regulations for it, in the law it is prohibited to bury next to the house, in the rules it is easier for the public to understand but not obey,” he said.
Because in Dili there are still many things that need to be resolved and improved, so a plan must be made so that it can be implemented.
“Dili has so many things, not just one, we see everything but it can’t be solved at once, it’s not like we dream at night then today we can solve everything, we will follow the methods, based on finance, everything.” He added.
Meanwhile, based on journalists’ monitoring, it is known that in Dili itself there are still families who have not moved graves from their homes to the public cemetery in the capital.
Reported by : Estefania
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