No construction on Botanical Gardens and it is not a burial site - Sudhakar

Minister for Lands Ashneel Sudhakar has made it clear that no structure will be built on the Suva Botanical Gardens and there is no official record showing that the land proposed for the construction of the Indian High Commission is an ancestral burial site for the people of Suvavou.

In an interview with Fijivillage, Sudhakar was asked to clarify whether the state land in question, includes the current gardens as claimed by some people.

Although the three yavusa and 9 mataqali from Suvavou Village have said that the land in question is their ancestral burial site, Sudhakar said that their records do not show this.

The three yavusa and 9 mataqali led by Tui Suva’s younger brother, Solomoni Kinitavaki have presented more than 1,000 signatures to the Suva City Council, objecting to the re‑zoning of the land for the Indian High Commission.

The three yavusa and 9 mataqali led by Tui Suva’s younger brother, Solomoni Kinitavaki have presented more than 1,000 signatures to the SCC

Sudhakar also says that the piece of land is not a meke ground as said by the Fiji Museum.

When asked by Fijivillage, Sudhakar assured people that access will not be cut off into the Fiji Museum. He says that there will also be no public restriction to get into the museum or the gardens.