Binh Hung Hoa cemetery and the incinerator to be removed

The committee will do some research and find a new site for new cemetery and the crematorium. From December 2010, the 60-hectare cemetery will close. The city will assist poor people to remove tombs from the cemetery, as the existing site is to be made into a residential complex. First, Binh Tan district will clear 10 ha of land of the cemetery for building commercial services.

Tombs will be moved to nearby cemeteries in Cu Chi, Binh Chanh district and Hoa An, in Dong Nai province.

In Hanoi , Van Dien cemetery, the country’s largest cemetery was closed on July 15. At first, the cemetery no longer accepted first burials, but later on, did not accept any crematoriums as well. Old tombs will be exhumed and moved to other places after three years.

Hanoi has expanded Yen Ky and Vinh Hang cemeteries in Ba Vi district to replace Van Dien. Vinh Hang cemetery is now available to use. Having existed for nearly five decades, the 18-hectare Van Dien cemetery is located in Thanh Tri district. It currently has around 20,000 tombs.

For over one decade, this cemetery has caused serious pollution to the surrounding areas. Thanh Tri district did asked Hanoi authorities many years ago to stop all burials at the cemetery, but until now, it was not implemented. Van Dien will have four more incinerators and be upgraded into a cemetery-park.