RM2.98 billion for Sabah

15th October, 2012
KUDAT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday announced an allocation of RM2.98 billion to fund various development projects in Sabah next year.
The funds will be spent on, among others, improving electricity supply (RM400 million), clean water supply (RM150 million), building roads to connect rural areas (RM31.3 million), and the Kota Belud-Pitas Agropolitan project (RM66 million).
“Also among them are public housing projects in Putatan and Sandakan (RM65 million), a water treatment plant project in Semporna (RM30 million), the Tambunan Community College and Teachers Training Institute Tuaran Campus (RM32 million),” said Najib in his speech when he launched the state-level “Promises Fulfilled” Tour at the Kudat Sports Complex here yesterday.
He added that the government will enhance the development of the Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal project in Sipitang, the Rice Bowl in Kota Belud, Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) in Kota Kinabalu and also distribute 40,000 water tanks in Sabah and Sarawak as well as implement the price standardidation programme in both states.
“Cooking gas in Banggi for instance costs RM39 per cylinder but with the price standardisation, it will be sold for RM29,” he said.
Meanwhile, for Kudat residents, the Prime Minister announced that RM3.06 million to build shophouses in Kerakit, Banggi had been approved, RM8 million to widen the road to Kepitangan Bridge, and RM3.5 million for public housing in Jalan Apa.


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