Life in Kpg Sinar Budi Lama inching on with RTP upgrade

Lo Khere Chiang (left) during his visit to Kampung Sinar Budi Lama.

KUCHING: It takes effort and funding to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in isolated and sparsely populated areas.

For Kampung Sinar Budi Lama, the Padawan Municipal Council had kick-started the Rural Transformation Program (RTP) approved by the Chief Minister’s Office on Jan 18, according to a press release yesterday.

Re-roofing work, ceiling and perimeter fencing are in progress at Kampung Masjid at the cost of near RM90,0000 to date.

New pathways and roads costing close to RM100,000 are also in the works under this programme in the village. Targeted date of completion is May 17.

The council was assigned RM2 million to carry out this RTP in areas of Batu Kawa and Batu Kitang.
MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said it will take RM30 to RM40 million to solve major drainage problems.

Although that is not possible now due to budget constraints, MPP is busy with small improvement projects within the village to make life better.

The project in Kampung Sinar Budi Lama is supported by Padawan Municipal Council’s executive engineer Mohd Hazwan Othman and technical assistant Fauziah Adam.

The council also expressed its appreciation to Sinar Budi Lama village head Hamidion Bustamam for consistently working with the council to ensure smooth progression of improved developments.

March 15, 2016, Tuesday

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