Plan to introduce rubber-based road construction tech in Sabah
Kota Belud: The State Rural Development Ministry plans to introduce rubber-based road construction technology in Sabah.
Its Minister Ewon Benedict said the technology has been applied and used in other countries, including Thailand, which is very suitable for building roads in rural and interior areas.
“We can introduce and develop the technology in Sabah because it is one of the best methods to build roads in the rural areas.
“Apart from that, it can also increase the rubber price because we are inventing a technology to build roads using rubber.
“There is a domestic need in road construction using rubber technology,” said Ewon, who is also Kadamaian Assemblyman, at a thanksgiving ceremony at SK Kiau 1, here, Sunday.
In another development, he said the ministry has drawn up various proposals or programmes to be carried out in the rural areas, including developing the tourism industry in Kadamaian.
“In fact, there are many programmes that we can implement in all villages in Sabah.
“I am also open to suggestions and inputs from all quarters, including local communities and grassroots, which are feasible and can be implemented in their respective areas.
“The suggestions must have long-term benefit either in terms of its administration, system or resolving certain problems, so that we can compete with other communities at the international level,” he said.
On meeting the grassroots, Ewon said he would launch an office of his Adun (State Assemblyman) service centre at Kg Piasau here to take up complaints and issues faced by the people in his constituency.
On repairing village roads and other facilities in the rural areas, he said implementation would be based on priority and need of the villagers.
However, he said, the bigger roads in the rural areas would be under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department (PWD) and discussions would be held with the department to repair the roads.
Ewon said repairing village roads that lead to their houses falls under the ministry’s jurisdiction.
Source: Daily Express
