KUCHING: Next year will be a very challenging year for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development (MIPD), the Public Works Department (JKR) and port authorities in the state.
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said this was because the ministry had been allocated a budget of RM795.7 million to carry out land and riverine infrastructures and government and public buildings.
“Thus, we all have to roll up our sleeves to get our responsibilities accomplished successfully.
“All officers might have to put in longer office hours to strategise and coordinate implementation plannings and schedules so that the allocation can be fully utilised next year.
“This is part of your contributions to the state development and in supporting the Premier Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030) agenda,” he said.
Uggah, who is also the Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development, said this at the ministry’s annual gathering cum pre-Christmas dinner here on Thursday night (Dec 8).
Meanwhile, he said among the state’s ongoing big Infrastructure projects were the Coastal Road and the Second Trunk Road costing a total of RM11 billion.
Besides that, he said that there is also the Pan Borneo Highway and the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road phase one and two.
“Then there is our plan and programme to build 2,000 kilometres of new roads to connect some 400 rural longhouses and villages which still do not have any road.
On ports, Uggah said they had played a very important role in achieving the PCDS 2030’s objective for Sarawak to be a high income society by 2030.
