âMay close anytimeâ: Sunni Muslim Wadala Kabrastan puts up banners outside the graveyard The banner Mumbai, May 5: The second wave of covid-19 had noticed shortage of beds, oxygens and remdivisir injections across the state. However, trustees from Wadala and Chembur cemetery claimed that a third wave would result in shortage of graves in the city. Both the trustees have been demanding for a new plot of land. The Sunni Muslim wadala kabrastan trust had put up banners outside the cemetery alerting locals that its may close anytime. The banner explains the present situation of the cemetery having 9 plots comprising 1132 graves in which 128 graves are reserved for childrens. After the pandemic two plots i.e 165 graves reserved for covid dead bodies. So at the end there are around 800 graves for normal bodies. A recent survey checking the registered dead bodies of the last one year revealed a total of 1000 dead bodies coming in. "We just have 800 graves to accommodate it. As per BMC a dead body takes 18 months to decompose. How will we follow the recycling process? With time we need a new plot for a population that is rising," said Istiyag Shaikh, Secretary of Sunni Muslim Wadala Kabrastan trust. Shaikh had also submitted letters to 10 corporators and two MLA's demanding the need for a new plot of land.