Snag in RM1.4 billion Sabah projects: Delays attributed to procedures under previous government

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Kota Kinabalu: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said RM1.41 billion has been allocated for 295 programmes and projects in Sabah, where 70 projects are new and the rest continuation of those under the 12th Malaysia Plan.

Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, said RM1.06 billion was to implement 224 infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, water supply, electricity supply and area development.He announced an additional RM750,000 for each of the rural excos to implement infrastructure and amenity projects according to target groups in their respective states/regions.

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“Then what should be done is to follow the procedures determined by the Finance Ministry and the Economy Ministry, but the implementation can be expedited.“Because the procedures used before were too strict, the step taken by the Ministry is to obtain the implementation method through approval by the Finance Ministry, especially in terms of how to find a way to speed up its implementation.

“Coordination is done with all state/regional governments represented by their rural exco so that we can inform them of the implementation rules,” he said.

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