MIRI: The Dayak burial ground at Lambir is expected to be ready by June this year.

It is estimated that RM70,000 is needed to develop and build it.

President of Dayak Association Miri (DAM), Ellison Ludan, gave assurance when responding to the allegation that Dayaks in Miri, especially those without any religious affiliation have difficulties in finding a burial place for their dead relatives as reported last Sunday.

“By June this year, the burial ground will be ready to be used. The association needs time for the development due to insufficient fund,” said Ellison when contacted by the Borneo Post yesterday.

According to him, DAM could not spend more than RM5,000 on any project as any amount exceeding that would require the approval of an Extra-ordinary General Meeting (EGM).

Thus far, he said, DAM had made some progress on the cemetery including building a proper drainage irrigation system along the 5.35acres piece of land.

“Apart from the drainage irrigation system, we have also done grass cutting in the area.

Before constructing anything, we also need to clear the tree stumps in the area and flatten the area.”

DAM had also requested Public Works Department (JKR) to build a proper tar-sealed road for convenient access to the area.

In order for the area to be really ready for burial of dead bodies, concrete plots will  have to be constructed.

Ellison also mentioned that DAM was planning to sub-divide the burial ground into two parts. One that would be for the lower income group and the other half for the higher income group.

“The plots for the lower income group would be without concrete to make it affordable for them. Ellison did not however, disclose the cost of each burial plot.

The State government through the Land and Survey Department had allocated the land in May 2008 to DAM for burial purposes.

There has been a public outcry from the Dayak community here over the delay in the opening of the new burial ground, where the latest incident, the body of an old Iban woman who passed away was kept in the house for five days due to unavailability of a burial site.

She was finally buried at the overflowing ‘international’ burial ground at Riam cemetery on top of two other coffins.

Source: Borneo Post, 27 April 2010.

Peminta tu digaga sepengudah nemu tanggung pengawa ti pegai DAM besai dalam ngatur palan Pendam Dayak di Lambir.

“Enggau nya, kita ke datai ditu sehari tu nyadika tanda meri sukung ngagai DAM dalam bejalaika tanggung pengawa ti udah diberi ngagai sida,” ku iya.

Andy madah lebuh bejaku ba Atur Makai Malam Amal ti diatur Gerempung Dayak Miri (DAM) enggau kerejasama Sarakup Indu Dayak Sarawak (SIDS), Gerempung Dayak Iban Sarawak (SADIA) enggau Gerempung Dayak Menua Sarawak (SDNU) pampang Taman Tunku.

Lebih 400 iku urang ke bisi ngulu datai dalam atur nya iya nya bansa Dayak di menua nya ti diatur di Dewan Utama Eastwood Valley Golf & Country ditu, malam hari Lima empai lama.

Sama datai iya nya Kaban Kunsil Nengeri (ADUN) sitak Lambir Aidan Wing, dua seketeri politik Kepala Menteri iya nya Peter Howell Jilan sereta Watson Banggau enggau Tuai DAM Miri, Alexander Isut Karim.

Dalam jaku iya, Andy madahka pengaga ati iya meda semangat sukarela empat gerempung Dayak nya ti betuaika DAM udah bejalaika atur makai malam amal nya.

Dalam jaku iya ti keterubah, Alexander madah objektif atur tu dipejalaika dikena ngumpul pan bagi projek ngatur Pendam Dayak Lambir.

Ku iya, ke diatu, Dam ti megai tanggung pengawa dalam ngatur palan pendam nya udah ngumpul dana penyampau RM19,000 asil ari beri Sapit Kepala Menteri Tan Sri George Chan Hong Nam, Menteri Kuasa, Teknologi Hijau enggau Ai Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, enggau Andy Chia.

“Kitai deka nerima pan tambah enda lamada agi laban pengari rayat menua tu bisi udah ngaga danji deka meri bantu atas tuju ke sama,” ku iya.

Entara pengari rayat ke udah bedanji deka meri pan iya nya ADUN Lambir, Aidan Wing (RM3,000), ADUN Lubok Antu Malcom Mussen (RM3,000), ADUN Kemena Datuk Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom ke mega Menteri Muda Rampa Menua enggau Pengerai (RM5,000)  sereta tambah RM4,000 ari Andy Chia taun dudi tu ila.

Ku Alexander nambah, siti aum taun deka diatur kena bulan dua taun nyin ila dalam mantaika penemu ti bekait enggau projek nya, lalu enti projek nya udah bulih kemendar, baru projek nya (pendam) deka dipejalaika.

Source: Borneo Post