Tuesday 16 October 2012

MORE DEVELOPMENT FOR PENAMPANG





CUTTING.....Prime Minister Najib Razak (middle), together with Chief Minister Musa Aman (right) and Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (left) at the bridge opening ribbon cutting ceremony

By : ELAINE MAH

SABAH has seen rapid development under the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Razak, according to Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Bernard Dompok. He said this in his welcoming speech at the official opening of the Pagansakan Bridge and the ground-breaking ceremony of the Natives Court Training Institute at Kampung Inobong, Penampang.

The 84-metre long Pagansakan Bridge cost RM9.05 million and is funded by the Federal Government. Construction started in 2010 and the bridge was completed earlier this year. It provides access across the river and is a real boon to around 2000 people.

“The bridge is a special allocation from the Ministry of Finance. It is a gift to the Penampang people,” said Prime Minister Najib Razak after he officiated the opening of the bridge.

“Development is not focused on roads and bridges only. It includes the development of schools in Penampang such as the Anglo Chinese School which cost RM11 million, and SMK Bahang, RM5.6 million,” Dompok added.

A secondary school in Kampung Kipovo that will serve as a feeder to primary schools in upper Moyog has also been included in the federal government’s development project next year.

“The Penampang District is never left behind in terms of receiving development funding, whether it is from the state government or the federal government,” said Chief Minister Musa Aman at the same event.

Musa said that these funding include the improvement of public facilities, the building of houses for the poor and home assistance programs.

The rubber and palm oil industries have also received funding allocations, according to Dompok. The government has allocated funds for the purpose of replanting 1800 hectares of land with rubber at the rate of RM13,000 per hectare,” said Dompok. (Insight Sabah)





COMPLETED ....The new Pagansakan Bridge

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