KUCHING: Only two issues is left for the state government to resolve before it could move the residents of four villages affected by the RM310 million Bengoh Dam in Padawan to a new resettlement area provided for them.
The affected villagers said before they decided to move out from their ancestral land, the government must pay full compensation for their land, crops and to be provided with free houses at the resettlement area.
A government officer entrusted by the State Government to negotiate with the affected villages said it now up to the State Government whether to meet the villagers demands or otherwise.
The officer said that so far the government has compensated those land which will be flooded by the dam’s water but has not compensated their crops and land that are not going to be flooded.
Following the dam construction, residents of Kampung Taba Sait now move their homes to higher ground near the existing village.
The officer said a minster has discussed with Minister of Rural Development Datuk Shafie Abdal on the possibility of building free houses for the affected families at the resettlement area situated between Kampung Semadang in Penrissen and Kampung Skio in Bau district.
"We are still awaiting for the state government's decision on compensation payments and responses from Datuk Shafie on giving free houses," said the officer concerned to Harian Metro.
The officer said, before this Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad has been entrusted funds and build the houses, then sold to people involved at RM48, 000 each unit.
However, the affected villaers said they will not buy the houses and will continue to live in their existing villages.
There are 359 families from four villages affected by the project.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sagah warned ketua kampung not to support opposition
KUCHING: Tarat State Assemblyman Roland Sagah Wee Inn has warned community leaders in his constituency not to support the opposition and told them not to allow the opposition to enter their respective village.
“If any ketua kampung allows the opposition into their village, that ketua kampung should resign because you are not qualified to become the ketua kampung.
“This directive I am giving to all the ketua kampung in my constituency only because I want my constituency to develop,” he said when gracing a dinner organised by Kuching District Bidayuh Community Leaders Recreation Club at Tapah Community Hall, 22 km from Kuching.
Hence he asked Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to leave the Tarat constituency and to stop harping on land issue in trying to win the support of the voters in the area.
He said PKR and any other opposition parties are only wasting their time instigating the rakyat in the area and trying to destroy the future of the people in the constituency.
“Go away from my constituency. Leave us alone, destroy your own people and not destroying our people here,” said Sagah.
Sagah said he has lost patience with the way the opposition telling lies and instigating the people in his constituency, which he described as bad for the people.
“All the while I have been very quiet on the matter but now I have lost my patience and speaks in order to save the people I am representing,” he added.
He also warned the constituents on the implications if they believe in the lies spread by the opposition, adding that the rakyat will lose every opportunity to improve their life.
“Don’t allow the dogs (referring to the opposition) to bite you because you will be hurt by them,” he stressed.
Sagah explained that the government acquired land for implementing projects which in return will benefit the people.
“To build road the government need to acquire land and to build dams the government also need to acquire land because both facilities cannot be built in the sky,” he added.
Thus, Sagah hoped the people in his constituency will understand why the government acquired land in their area, adding the projects are being implemented for the benefit of the people.
He also wanted the people of Kampung Sait, Kampung Rejoi, Kampung Bojong and Kampung Pain who are affected by the RM310 million Bengoh Dam to understand the purpose of building the dam.
On development projects in his constituency, Sagah said the ketua kampung should be proactive and come to discuss with him what they wanted for their village.
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“If any ketua kampung allows the opposition into their village, that ketua kampung should resign because you are not qualified to become the ketua kampung.
“This directive I am giving to all the ketua kampung in my constituency only because I want my constituency to develop,” he said when gracing a dinner organised by Kuching District Bidayuh Community Leaders Recreation Club at Tapah Community Hall, 22 km from Kuching.
Hence he asked Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to leave the Tarat constituency and to stop harping on land issue in trying to win the support of the voters in the area.
He said PKR and any other opposition parties are only wasting their time instigating the rakyat in the area and trying to destroy the future of the people in the constituency.
“Go away from my constituency. Leave us alone, destroy your own people and not destroying our people here,” said Sagah.
Sagah said he has lost patience with the way the opposition telling lies and instigating the people in his constituency, which he described as bad for the people.
“All the while I have been very quiet on the matter but now I have lost my patience and speaks in order to save the people I am representing,” he added.
He also warned the constituents on the implications if they believe in the lies spread by the opposition, adding that the rakyat will lose every opportunity to improve their life.
“Don’t allow the dogs (referring to the opposition) to bite you because you will be hurt by them,” he stressed.
Sagah explained that the government acquired land for implementing projects which in return will benefit the people.
“To build road the government need to acquire land and to build dams the government also need to acquire land because both facilities cannot be built in the sky,” he added.
Thus, Sagah hoped the people in his constituency will understand why the government acquired land in their area, adding the projects are being implemented for the benefit of the people.
He also wanted the people of Kampung Sait, Kampung Rejoi, Kampung Bojong and Kampung Pain who are affected by the RM310 million Bengoh Dam to understand the purpose of building the dam.
On development projects in his constituency, Sagah said the ketua kampung should be proactive and come to discuss with him what they wanted for their village.
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