Heritage Cases

It was determined that the existing graveyard in the nearby area is almost full and that additional burial sites are required. The proposed project entails the construction of a new cemetery at Lutzburg. Please refer to the annexures for more information on the locality / position of the proposed new cemetery. An access road will also be constructed towards the proposed new cemetery. Associated activities to be undertaken on site includes but is not limited to the following: • Construction of access road. • The site will be cleared of vegetation and laid out so as to provide burial sites for the local community. • Alien vegetation (except large trees that exists on site) should be removed from the site. • Water supply to the site. • Sanitation will be provided by means of a conservancy tank. • An ablution facility that makes provision for disabled people and a store room is to be constructed. • A fence on the perimeter of the site is to be constructed. • Graves will be pre-excavated mechanically by use of excavators (TLB‘s) and backfilled for future excavation by hand. • Graves will be dug according to bookings received from undertakers. In other words provision will be made only for graves that are going to be used in a weeks’ time and graves are not dug in advance for future use. • Sufficient site drainage should be established. It is estimated that an average of 5 burials will take place per week. Construction of roads within the cemetery area comprise of 5m wide gravel roads and 2m gravel walk ways.