KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) extended its appreciation to the state government for being generous and always supporting the council’s in its infrastructure projects and other development projects.
This was pointed out by MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang at a press conference after chairing the council’s monthly meeting at MPP office in Kota Padawan near here, today.
“An additional allocation of RM3 million has been approved under the Malaysian Road Records Information System (Marris) making a total of RM28 million this year compared to RM25 million last year.
“RM12 million has been approved under Marris special projects for roads and drains where RM7.455 million will be used for the re-surfacing of 63 roads and RM4.545 million for the repairing of 35 drains and maintenance projects,” Lo said.
He also strongly supported the state government’s initiatives to start implementing the five per cent sales tax to be imposed on petroleum products which will certainly increase the source of income for the state.
“I also strongly believe that it (sales tax) will benefit the state’s development and infrastructure projects in the future,” he said.
Thirty-four projects costing RM5.8 million under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) and RM1.16 million projects are still in progress under the flood mitigation programme.
Meanwhile, RM3.6 million under the 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK11) this year has been approved for projects such as street lighting, roads and improvement to the Padawan Green Market.
Lo also said that at present 14 drain repair and maintenance projects costing RM5.8 million are in progress and expected to be completed by May this year.
