DAP SRI AMAN

Press Release

The villagers of the Melugu & Pangil area in Bukit Begunan, Sri Aman are now up in arms on the quarry that is proposed to be done right by their doorstep.

Villagers of Kampung Melugu & Kampung Pangil were shocked today when the organisers did a 'miring' ceremony & 'pecah tanah' on their land.

'We are very upset with their actions & we will bar any attempts to enter our NCR land as we have been here for many generations, and our livelihoods are connected to these lands, so we have engaged the help of DAP Sri Aman to highlight our case to the higher authorities' exclaimed Tuai Rumah Timpang who is leading the protesters.

'The area earmarked for the quarry is a water catchment area and source of water for 9 villages of more than 400 people. This is one of the main issues for the villagers protest. There has been no proper consultation and I doubt there is any Environment & Social Impact studies & report for this project. The people can live without electricity but they cannot survive without water. I will be writing to the relevant authorities to request that the license to be revoked or rejected if there is a license issued,' said Leon Donald DAP Sarawak Vice Chairman.

'It is also alleged that the wakil rakyat in Sri Aman has a stake in the said company that is trying to extract the stones from the area, which explains his ethusiasm for the project to proceed,' said one of the villagers which requested anonymity.