The authorities are conducting a study of all cemeteries to assess what possibilities exist for extensions, Health Minister Joseph Cassar said in Parliament.

He added that an application for an extension of Addolorata Cemetery by 9,000 graves had been filed. It will not impinge on agricultural land.

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