Menggatal Township undergoing positive changes
Posted on February 23, 2012, Thursday
CHECKING ON THE PROGRESS: Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir (centre) at the Menggatal Township.
KOTA KINABALU: Plans to uplift the image of Menggatal Township through the ‘Towards 5K Menggatal Township’ programme launched by Kota Kinabalu City Hall in October last year, is going according to plan.
Revisiting the township recently, Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir heard briefings from his officers on the progress of the actions plans which would be carried out in stages by each department.
IMPROVEMENTS ONGOING: Landscape at the Menggatal roundabout.
Plans would include works to upgrade existing infrastructures in the township and improving its landscape, in line with the City Hall’s aspiration of turning Menggatal into a clean, beautiful, safe, orderly and harmony township through its 5K (Kebersihan, Keindahan, Keselamatan, Keteraturan dan Keselesaan) programme.
For immediate measures, the mayor said he wants to see improvements carried out around the township’s entrance, and improving as well as beautifying the landscape on the roads leading to the township.
Positive changes are also expected to be seen at the existing bus terminal area once the friendly pedestrian walkway planned along the bus terminal area is in place.
Other immediate works to be carried out would include improvement works on the drains and putting up more street lightings to light the dark areas in the township.
Missing signages and road markings would be replaced and resealing of the existing gravel car parking lots would be carried out to enhance traffic flow circulations.
As for the beautification works, the roundabout near Menggatal, which was previously barren, is now beautifully landscaped.
On the beautification programmes, Abidin said hard and soft landscape would be added to improve and enhance the township’s overall environment.
The existing trees will be maintained and more trees will be planted in stages to green and provide more shades for the town folks.
On the township’s cleanliness, Abidin ordered his officers to improve the rubbish collection, grass cutting and general cleanliness of the township, especially after each Tamu day.
Other improvements carried out in the township recently included the fitting of air conditioners and upgrading of basic facilities in the Menggatal Hall.
Overall, the mayor who was accompanied by his directors, Ir Lee Tet Fon, Norliza Ag Alip, Robert Lipon and senior officers, said he was happy that the people in Menggatal were giving positive response and cooperation to the City Hall’s plans to uplift the image of the township.
