Madhya Pradesh's capital city has recorded 900 casesof novel coronavirus so far, of which 35 patients havesuccumbed to the infection.
Jhada Kabristan is located in Jahangirabad area, oneof the worst affected areas of the city, with over 220 COVID-19 cases detected in the locality.
"We have got at least 10 graves ready at JhadaKabristan because bodies from all city hospitals are broughthere. We don't even know if the deceased are COVID-19 positiveor not," said Rehan Golden, the chairman of the cemeterysmanagement committee.
When asked why these graves were kept ready, he said,"Digging a grave can take about four to five hours. Underthe present circumstances, we can't keep people waiting for aburial for five hours, especially when the authorities are notallowing bodies of suspected patients to be taken home formourning."
The graveyard has received 38 bodies from differenthospitals of the city since April 6, he added.
If a grave is ready, it will only take half an hourto perform the burial rituals, he said, adding that on May 5the cemetery had received six bodies at the same time.
According to health officials, of the 35 COVID-19patients, who have died in Bhopal, 25 per cent deaths werereported from Jahangibad area alone. ADU MASARU ARU