A 70 Billion Toman Cost for Construction of a New Cemetery in Gorgan

Gorgan – The supervisor of Gorgan Municipality's projects announced that about 70 billion tomans has been spent on building a new cemetery, adding that the project is designed on a plot of 2.2 hectares.

Gorgan- The supervisor of projects of Gorgan Municipality announced that about 70 billion Tomans were spent on the construction of the cemetery and said: This project is designed on a land of 2.2 hectares.

According to the Mehr reporter, Mehdi Bekaian, in a conversation with reporters on Wednesday afternoon, explaining the details of the construction operations of the new Gorgan Mausoleum, said: So far, about 59 billion Tomans have been spent on the implementation of the construction parts of the Mausoleum, which, including the costs of lighting, tree planting, and environmental furniture, the total cost has reached about 70 billion Tomans.

Referring to the excavation operations in the area of Aramistan, he added: Excavation has been done in different parts of this complex to a depth of about 6 meters and the graves are designed as three floors. Of course, the first block of the cemetery has two floors.

Gorgan Municipality Project Supervisor stated that the capacity of the new cemetery is expected to be between 2,500 and 2,750 graves, and said: About 31 billion Tomans have been spent on excavation operations, bricklaying and parts related to the construction of the cemetery.

Bekaian pointed to the use of the experience of the experts in the field of hermitage in the design of the complex and stated: In the design and implementation of the new hermitage of Gorgan, the experiences of consultants who worked in the projects of Behesht Zahra in Tehran and Behesht Reza in Mashhad were used.

He explained about the cost of implementing different parts of the cemetery: About eight billion tomans were spent on fencing around the complex, and the construction of the entrance gate of the cemetery was also done with a credit of about 6.5 billion tomans. This section includes the security room and facilities required for the entrance of the complex.

Gorgan municipality projects supervisor, referring to the sanitary facilities of Aramistan New, said: The sanitary facilities of this complex are designed with suitable facilities for women and men.

Bekaian further pointed to the state of the northern wall of the cemetery and said: Considering the height difference of about six meters between the northern wall and the adjacent land, the stabilization operation of this wall has been considered to prevent possible problems, and the estimated credit for it is about 14 billion tomans.

About the architectural features of the new Gorgan cemetery, he added: firebricks were used in the design of the entrance gate and the walls of the complex, and efforts have been made to match the architecture of the cemetery with its type of use, while observing the technical and safety principles.

The supervisor of projects of Gorgan Municipality also explained about the services related to the burial: In the Imamzadeh Abdullah cemetery, the services related to offering prayers and washing the dead are performed and the bodies are transferred to this cemetery for burial.

Emphasizing that the announced costs do not include the purchase of land and possessions, Bekaian said: The total cost of building the new Gorgan cemetery, including construction operations, tree planting, installation of electric poles, provision of lighting and placement of benches, has reached about 70 billion tomans so far.