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All rural areas in Sabah to get

treated water supply by 2035, state
assembly told
Bernama / Bernama
December 22, 2020 14:46 pm +08
KOTA KINABALU (Dec 22): The Sabah and federal governments aim to
get treated water to be  supplied to rural residents in all parts of the
state by 2035, the Sabah State Legislative Assembly was told today.

Sabah Assistant Minister of Works Datuk Limus Jury (Perikatan Nasional

[PN]-Kuala Penyu) said an allocation of RM2.53 billion was  approved
under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) for the purpose.

 "Under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), the federal government approved
an additional allocation for the Rural Water Supply project of RM450
million," he said in response to an oral question from Datuk Seri Dr Salleh
Said Keruak (Barisan Nasional [BN]-Usukan) on initiatives taken by the
state government to address rural water supply issue.

 He said the ministry was also taking steps to solve the water supply
problem in urban areas, with plans for the implementation of Phase 3 of
the Kota Kinabalu Water Supply project to address the problem in Kota
Kinabalu and Papar.
In response to an oral question from Datuk Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin
(PN-Nabawan) on basic infrastructure project in the interiors of Sabah,
Limus said the Rural Electricity Supply (BELB) project targeted 99.99% of
Sabah's rural areas to receive electricity by 2025.

He said for the period from 2020 to 2022, 68 villages, involving 1,884

houses, are targeted to receive  electricity supply through the BELB
project , which is carried out under the supervision of the Ministry of
Rural Development.

 "The BELB project is planned to be implemented under the 12MP and 

will bene t 318 villages, involving 16,464 houses," he said.

Meanwhile, Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk

Jafry Ari n (BN-Sukau) said the ministry was  in the process of
preparing documents to nominate Kinabalu Geopark as a UNESCO Global
Geopark site.

"The international recognition and branding of Kinabalu Geopark will be

a recognition of the state government's e orts in the conservation of
nature. It will also gives  a chain e ect such as boost the market and give
added-value to local products and services, as well as .create many job
opportunities in  tourism-related services," he said.

He was responding to an oral question by Datuk Raime Unggi (ADUN

appointed) on e orts by the ministry in the conservation and preserving
of the forests and wildlife in line with making Sabah a world tourist
destination.

Jafry said the 475,000 hectare-Kinabalu Geopark, covering the area of

 Kinabalu Park, Kota Belud and Kota Marudu districts and part of the
Ranau district, was declared a National Geopark site on March 18.

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