Hyderabad, July 26 -- Bengaluru can boast of a modern graveyard which does not allow gravestones, canopied enclaves, cement structures over graves and reservation of burial places for the members of the specific families. The 8-acre graveyard named "Bismillah Qabrastan and Eidgah" has come up during the last eight years in the southern outskirts of the city.

The work on the eco-friendly graveyard began in 2013 when need arose for new burial grounds in the southern parts of the expanding metropolis. The Bismillah Eidgah Trust came up with the proposal and Noorul Ameen, a philanthropist from the city donated a 2-acre piece of land worth Rs 60 lakh. The Trust appealed to the city folk and launched a special collection drive during Friday an...