SEMOP: The involvement of Village Development and Security Committees (JKKKs) is vital in ensuring that development projects are implemented smoothly.
Assistant Minister under Chief Minister’s Department (Corporate Affairs and Sarawak Public Communications Unit) Abdullah Saidol said the role of these committees was important, especially to monitor projects in their respective areas.
According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), he said this after visiting and handing over Minor Rural Project (MRP) grant allocations at Kampung Kut, Kampung Semop, and Rumah Jingga Igon at Sungai Kelai on Sunday (Feb 14).
During the visit, Abdullah, who is also Semop assemblyman, presented funds for MRP amounting to RM100,000 to the Kampung Kut JKKK for the preparation of a cemetery.
At the same village, he also inspected the Rural Transformation Project (RTP) involving the repair of the Kampung Kut multipurpose court, as well as surveyed the construction of the new Masjid Kampung Kut bridge which had been completed at a cost of RM250,000.
At Kampung Semop, he officiated at the symbolic handing over of the keys to a new house of a resident, Mohamad Zachary Jacobus, whose house had previously been destroyed in a fire.
At the same time, he handed over an MRP cheque amounting to RM36,000 to 12 recipients and then visited the site of small trader stalls at Kampung Semop, valued at RM68,000.
Following this, he surveyed the construction site of the new Kampung Baru Semop road worth RM450,000 and the project to build a new Kampung Semop jetty hut costing RM14,450.
The residents of Rumah Jingga Igon at Sungai Kelai received good news as well when Abdullah contributed RM20,000 for road works to their longhouse.
In addition, he provided an allocation of RM100,000 to construct a parking lot at the longhouse.
