BINTULU: The 43-door Rumah Nyalon Ak Manggi at Mile 28, Bintulu-Miri Road will have a RM1.3 million tar-sealed feeder road from the longhouse to the junction of Mile 28, Bintulu-Miri Road (Pan Borneo Highway currently under construction).
The feeder road has been approved under the Rural Transformation Project (RTP).
This was announced by Samalaju Assemblyman, Majang Renggi at the closing of a ‘Leader meet-the-people’ session last Sunday.
He also announced a grant of RM10,000 for the longhouse village development and security committee (JKKK) and RM10,000 to the longhouse women’s bureau to run its activities.
Among activities held were talks by officials from Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) Bintulu Branch, Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) Bintulu Branch, Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) Bintulu Branch and Agriculture Department Office here.
A special session was conducted by Assistant Director of National Registration Department, Sylvester Tausin followed by a Political Secretary to Chief Minister, Edwin Banta, who is also a board member of Sarawak Housing Board Commission on the ‘Go Rural Programme’ and Yayasan PendidikanTeknikal Rakyat Sarawak (TERAS).
On the gathering, Majang said it was a venue to get feedback from the people on what is happening around them especially on agriculture- related activities.
“It is also a platform to allow the locals to air their grievances and problems to the authorities and find solutions to the problems,” he said.
He also concurred with Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Rural Economy, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas’s called on the state to diversify its agriculture industry by helping farmers plant more commercial crops to avoid over reliance on palm oil.
Some of the crops the state government is encouraging farmers to plant are pineapples, coconuts, pepper, rubber and durians. Among those present were Penghulu Chabi Nanggup, heads of departments and community leaders.
