Rural folks want allocation channelled fast

Perak: The rural population including the Orang Asli communities in Teluk Intan and Slim River hope that part of the allocation which had been set aside for the rural communities in Budget 2019 will be channelled to their settlements soon, in efforts to develop and raise their quality of life.A resident of Kampung Orang Asli Erong, Ulu Bernam here, who wanted to be known as Mansor said, the Orang Asli community in the area were in need of facilities development as they have long been neglected.

Mansor, 49 said although the settlement has access to electricity and clean water which had been provided by the previous government they hoped the new government would continue to show concern by providing them other basic infrastructure facilities.

"There is a lot more to be done here, among them providing paved roads leading to our village and improving the quality of education for the Orang Asli children," he said when met by Bernama recently.

Kampung Orang Asli Erong in the Hilir Perak district located some 80 kilometres from Teluk Intan town, has 240 residents and is the only Orang Asli settlement in the Teluk Intan parliamentary constituency.

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Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng when tabling the 2019 Budget last Friday among others announced the RM100 million allocation to empower the development of Orang Asli communities through construction and upgrading of infrastructure for supply of water, electricity, roads, health and education facilities.

In pursuing the government's commitment to improve and raise the standard of basic amenities, especially in rural areas, the government proposed an allocation of RM926mil for the building and upgrading of main roads, rural roads and bridges.

A total of RM694 million and RM738 million will each be given to expand access to electricity and water in rural areas and RM85 million has been set aside for new villages to upgrade and conserve basic infrastructure like roads, community halls and open areas.

Meanwhile village chief of Pos Bersih in Slim River, Sani Yukyin, 61, said the settlers welcomed the allocation for the Orang Asli communities especially on the empowerment of education and hoped that the allocation could be distributed soon as most of the Orang Asli homes were in urgent need for repairs.

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Another resident of Kampung Baru Sungai Chawang, Changkat Jong here, Saidan Mat Sam, 68, hoped the allocations were not mere announcements but would be distributed properly without having to go through the problems of bureaucracy.

"We hope the government will not overlook our problems as we still have difficulties in having access to to clean water and telecommunication facilities," he said. – Bernama

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