Navsari votes for an aramgah on their Doongerwadi lands

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By a vote of 156 to six the Navsari Samast Jarthosti General Fund had favored the use of a portion of the Doongerwadi lands for an aramgah (burial ground), trustee and honorary secretary Yezdi Kasad informed Parsiana. The five high priests had opposed the proposal. Other anjumans in Gujarat are likely to follow Navsari's lead. Disposal of the dead in the dakhma (Tower of silence) will continue. Kasad said meeting went very well. Everything was peaceful. The trustees present were Kasad, Dara Deboo, Kersi Deboo,Jimmy Bacha and Hormaz Avari.
Kasad noted that Noshir Sabawalla readily agreed to give Khurshedwadi for the meeting after Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy refused permission at the last moment for the use of Jamshed Baug