VISIT.....Najib
(centre) is scheduled to visit Kedah tomorrow.
PUTRAJAYA : Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Razak will officiate the ground-breaking ceremony for the
construction of Jalan Kampung Merbau Kudung Felda Telui Timur-Jalan Merbau
Kudung in Kedah tomorrow.
Felda liaison director in
the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Noorehsanuddin Mohd. Harun Narrashid said
construction of the 8.7km road, costing about RM25 million, would link Felda
Telui Timur to Kg Merbau Kudung at Batu 5, Sik.
“Local residents have long
been waiting for the road. It will shorten the distance by more than 30
minutes,” he told reporters here.
He said construction of the
road would also help to stimulate economic growth in the area, as well as boost
land price.
During the one-day working
visit to Kedah, Noorehsanuddin said the prime minister will also be taken to Kg
Telui Timur, Jalan Bandar Hilir, Sik to visit a house belonging to one of the
recipients of aid under the “Kampung Sejahtera Inspirasi Felda” or “Kasih
Felda”, a programme to help repair houses neighbouring Felda settlements.
An estimated 1,000 houses in
the neighbourhood will benefit from the programme, he said, adding that the
eligible households would receive RM5,000 each to repair their house.
He said Najib would also
open the national-level “Rahmat Ramadan” programme at the field of Sekolah
Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Beris Jaya in Sik.
“It is annual programme
where aid will be given to the needy who include residents in Felda land
schemes and the neighbouring areas.
“This year, the programme is
held for the first outside a Felda settlement area,” he added. (Bernama)
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