Lo (centre) with Ahmad on his left holding the list of projects. Also seen are senior staff and councillors of MPP.
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has completed 80 per cent of the 270 projects that it handles this year.
Chairman Lo Khere Chiang said one of the projects is under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) of six assemblymen and three members of Parliament whose constituencies are under the council’s jurisdiction.
He told reporters yesterday the total cost of the projects are more than RM30 million.
“For the council, we have a total of 270 projects for this year, where about 80 per cent have been completed and the projects include flood mitigation, football fields, futsal courts, community halls and roads under Malaysia Road Record Information System (Marris) and bus sheds, among others,” Lo told a press conference yesterday at MPP office after chairing MPP’s full council meeting.
Lo, who is Batu Kitang assemblyman, also said that the council was working hard to repair the culvert in Lorong 3, Jln Stapok which was damaged by serious erosion and was expected to complete in a month’s time depending on weather condition.
According to him, the three-metre wide culvert was quite seriously damaged due to bad erosion because of a nearby stream.
He said 50 to 60 houses were affected by the damaged culvert, and he was informed by the residents yesterday morning.
“We are trying our best to rectify the problem with the resources that we have. Remember that the council only has three engineers, six assistant engineers to look after our whole projects, but we are always trying our best,” he pointed out.
In this connection, he urged Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong to “mind her language” before saying something negative about the council.
He pointed out that Yong should look for development fund for the state and the council in particular, instead of uttering foul and sarcastic words about the council.
“What Yong has been saying about the council, that we, including myself, have been sleeping, is of no benefit to the council and the people.
“I urge Yong, being in the federal government, to help seek more funds, instead of making sarcastic and impolite comments on the council.
“I also urge Yong to increase the development fund and not reducing it,” he said, adding the fund for Marris for a kilometre of road is now RM27,500 instead of the usual RM30,000 per kilometre previously.
He further said Yong should “go back to school and learn mannerism or go back and sleep”.
He pointed out Pakatan Harapan (PH) during the election had promised “heaven and earth” but things were very different now.
Present at the conference were deputy chairman Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim and other senior staff and councillors.