Over RM18m for Lawas roads:Tengah

Awang Tengah (left), with a traditional knapsack and hat, shakes the hand of Tanjung Aru village chief Mohiddin Pukol  as wife Morliah looks on  .

LAWAS: A road will soon link Mengkalap to Sina Puan here which should be welcomed by villages along the way while several other roads will be upgraded this year.

Second Minister of Planning and Resource Management Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said the Mengkalap-Sina Puan stretch had been approved but the allocation of RM15 million may have to be revised upwards.

He said a revised amount was necessary because the RM15 million already approved was not enough.
According to him, also earmarked for upgrading are the Kampung Aru-Sundar road (RM1.5 million) and Kampung Luagan (RM1 million) while the 0.4km stretch known as Jalan Choo Lin would be allocated RM0.5 million.

Awang Tengah said this when officiating at the closing ceremony of Kemas’ 1Malaysia Community Sports Carnival at Kampung Aru in Sundar yesterday.

Also present were Awang Tengah’s wife Datuk Dayang Morliah Awang Daud, Kemas Lawas senior supervisor Kadir Tusin, Temengong Sabli Hamid and Temengong Paris Kaya.

Awang Tengah called on the people to assess their economic potentials including the commercial potential of their land in view of the coming road projects and accessibility.

“The road linkages are not just about communication but they must be seen as opening up opportunities for you to commercialise your agricultural activities such as padi doublecropping and livestock rearing.

“He pointed out the various government agencies were always ready to provide them with advice and expertise.

“On the carnival, he said the government was supportive of any activity that could help nurture rapport and friendship.

“Do not allow disunity to set in due to petty issues but be focused on meeting the challenges of the k-society ahead where everything is knowledge driven and education is the key to improving the family institution,” Awang Tengah said.

March 15, 2010, Monday