Hyderabad, Aug. 9 -- On August 8, a resident of Mettuguda passed away passed away and her funeral rites needed to be taken care of. However, her family members were in dire straits as the Hindu graveyardnear Govindpuram at Mettuguda was shut.

Finally, after pressure from other localitymembers as well as the intervention of officials from the Chilkalguda Police Station, the graveyard was opened to complete the last rites of the deceased. This incident, which took place one day ago, is a problem that has been persisting from four years, as the Mettuguda graveyard has been shut since then.

The shut graveyard near Govindapuram at Mettuguda, established by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, has been resulting in locals facing many ...