SESB HIGH TENSION RESERVE LAND ENCROACH?

THE LAND owners and residents in the Kg Rampaian, Menggatal at Mile 10.5 Tuaran Road complained to the Inanam Sabah DAP office concerning the SESB High Tension power line land reserve being fenced off but certain people which had caused much unset and disturbance to the people here.

The said person has built fences and concrete drain structures on the land directly under the high voltage power line which cut off the access road built by the people here to their lands.

The inspection carried out by the Sabah DAP vice chairman cum Bureau chief of Local Government and Housing Edward Ewol Mujie saw that the SESB land reserve had been fenced off and the passage way for others had been blocked.

The service team from the SESB on the high tension power line will not be able to pass through in the event of line breakdown and future maintenance. The work being carrying out under the power line is not sure whether they have the SESB approval and permission.

The people here told Edward that they have constructed the two kilometer access road with their own money and did the earth fill connecting to the Tuaran main road for the purpose of gaining access to their land here.

There are already many houses, factories, warehouses, and intended industry to be put up here. This is their only access road available and there is no other road reserve here being marked out. There are many cars and trucks using this road daily, and it is covering a wide area.

 

The said land owner had in fact using the SESB land reserve for his own private use without bearing consideration for others. This caused much dismay among the kampong folks and the land owners here. The people requested for the help from Sabah DAP to bring the matter up with the SESB and the relevant authorities.

Edward said he will contact SESB, DBKK and the Land and Survey concerning the matter. At the mean while, Edward advices the land owners here to apply to SESB for the use of the land under the High Tension to be use as an access road.

SESB must act fast to grant this people the right to use their land reserve under the power line, and the people’s application will be forwarded to SESB office soonest possible. The construction work here must be stopped to avoid further inconveniences and complication.