SEJAHTERA MENGKABONG

Published on: Sunday, March 08, 2009

Tuaran: The village re-structuring project costing RM80 million that will be implemented in Mengkabong at the end of this year is expected to benefit more than 2,500 villagers.

These villagers are those living in Kg Gerinsing, Suang Kumaan, Mempelam, Nelayan, Buansa, Pensurun, Dombi, Separuk, Jembulang and Tambiluk. The earth refilling and flattening works in Suang Kumaan and Gerinsing are currently progressing, which will be followed by Kg Mempelam.

"Some 76 houses and over 100 villagers of Kg Mempelam are now very eager to wait for their turn to move, because the earth refilling and flattening works are currently in progress in both the villages," said Mempelam village chief Haji Kubes Reman, 55.

He said more than 40 villagers of Suang Kumaan and Gerinsing already moved temporarily to the Sri Rugading housing area and would move back again once their houses have completed construction.

It is the second project implemented by the Federal Government in Tuaran after the restructuring of the fishing village in Penimbawan which are also currently in progress since last year.

Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Haji Noor, when briefing the villagers of Kg Mengkabong involved on the benefits, said apart from housing they also stand to benefit the various infrastructures to be provided in the village.

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