Heritage cemetery in Dibrugarh to be preserved
Tradition cemetery in Dibrugarh to be preservedStaff CORRESPONDENT
DIBRUGARH, June 29 Months after The Assam Tribune carried a tidings report about the neglected British cemetery located beside NH 37 near Amollapatty here, the Deputy Commissioner today paid a assail to the heritage site along with Chief Executive Officer of Zila Parishad, Prabhat Konwar, township chairman Chandrakanta Barua and SDO Bhaskar Pegu to get first-hand information about the historic site.
The necropolis spreads across about 68,608 square feet. It was constructed in 1862-63 reportedly with an amount of Rs 4,812 only. Altogether, 103 British nationals were laid to loll in this cemetery. The first person to be laid to rest at this cemetery was young British Corporal Thomas Trail. Wiliam Alexander Mackensie Duncan, the then Stand-in Commissioner of Dibrugarh (erstwhile Lakhimpur district), was also laid to rest in this graveyard. Top British officials, then Head honcho Councillor W Claig,