Will collective grave relocation be implemented in rural areas in April? Is it forbidden to build graves on farmland? Is it true?

In the No. 1 document issued this year, there is a lot of content about rural areas, including rural funeral reforms. Funeral customs have always been attached great importance to our country from ancient times to the present, which reflects our respect for the deceased. Therefore, when carrying out funerals, different places also have different procedures and rules. According to the instructions of the elderly, they must be completed strictly without any neglect. Therefore, this has also brought changes to the funeral reform in rural areas. Difficulty.

Although our country has been encouraging and promoting everyone to choose cremation when dealing with the remains of the deceased, in fact, there are still many burial methods in rural areas of our country. This method is the oldest traditional method. .

Recently, there is news that collective grave relocation will be implemented in rural areas starting from April, and the relocation of graves on cultivated land will be prohibited. All existing graves will also be moved. Is this true?

First of all, we need to know why we should promote cremation and abandon burial.

Although burial has a long history, it was a waste of land at that time. Although the land area in rural areas is relatively large, it will also need to be used for future development and planning. For example, if factories and vegetable greenhouses are to be built in the village, then It requires a large area of ??land. If it knew that there were graves nearby or on the land, the company would not build the factory. After all, everyone has taboos.

At the same time, burial will also pollute the environment, destroy the soil, and bring potential virus risks to surrounding villagers, especially in cultivated land or places close to water sources. Basically, cultivated land and water sources cannot be used. .

Cremation is relatively simple. It will neither produce excessive pollution nor affect land and environmental resources. It is also conducive to changing customs and promoting the construction of spiritual civilization, and the method of cremation is not It will affect "burial", and people can still bury ashes in the cemetery.

Although cremation has many more benefits than burial, because some rural areas do not have supporting infrastructure, do not have the conditions for cremation, and do not have cemeteries, so when rural collectives implement rural funeral reforms , "One size fits all" cannot be used, and people's minds must be changed through popularization and infrastructure construction.

As for the graves that have occupied farmland in rural areas, there is still the issue of relocating the graves.

But it must be clear that the land cannot be occupied. The houses built on it are illegal houses, and building graves is also not allowed. After all, we must maintain the red line of our country’s 1.8 billion acres of cultivated land and ensure our country’s food production. and safety.

According to the "Funeral Management Regulations", graves cannot be built on farmland in rural areas. If you build a grave without authorization, you will face penalties and have to restore it to its original appearance. Therefore, if you plan to carry out burial in rural areas, It must be carried out in accordance with the standards and cannot be carried out on cultivated land, water sources, planned land, or around houses. If found out, you will definitely be punished.

But if a grave has been built on farmland, you will first be warned and asked to restore it to its original appearance, and the farmers will also have to move the grave. Of course, if you really don’t want to move the grave, there is currently no compulsory means. , after all, moving the grave itself is very special, and it is difficult for outsiders to interfere, but you must be warned until you finally agree to move the grave.

Just like in Gang_ Village, Chongwu Town, Hui'an, Quanzhou, my country, nearly 200 graves have been relocated before and after the Qingming Festival. In order to cooperate with rural land reform and promote the change of customs, village collectives began to relocate their graves in March. The person in charge began working hard on the front line of relocating the graves and cooperating with the villagers in the inventory. It is expected that the relocation of 500 graves will be completed by the end of April. In the future, everyone can go to the unified ecological cemetery to pay respects to their ancestors.

Having a funeral is indeed a major event in life, but we must also comply with modernization, save land and protect the environment, change customs, take the essence and discard the dross, and cooperate with the actions of relevant departments on rural funeral reform.