Nanta chairs URDA meeting ahead of SDCCM in Kapit
KAPIT (Aug 8): Upper Rajang Development Agency (URDA) chairman Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi, who is also Kapit MP and Public Works Minister, chaired a URDA board meeting in Kuala Lumpur last Friday at the Public Works Ministry.
Nanta said the meeting also served as a pre-meeting for the Sarawak Development Coordinating Committee Meeting (SDCCM), scheduled to be held in Kapit soon.
The upcoming meeting will be chaired by Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
According to Nanta, discussions focused on updating the implementation of URDA projects in rural areas such as Song, Bukit Mabong, Belaga, and Kapit.
URDA has been allocated RM1.5 billion for the implementation of infrastructure and public amenity projects.
'The main focus is to ensure that each project implementation goes according to plan and truly brings impact to the well-being of the rural community,' said Nanta.
He also called on the team to work closely together to make the regional development agenda a success.
Also present at the meeting were Deputy Minister for Digital Development Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong, who is also Hulu Rejang MP; Deputy Minister for Utility and Telecommunication Datuk Liwan Lagang, who is also Belaga assemblyman; Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department (Native Laws and Customs) Datuk Jefferson Jamit Unyat, who is also Bukit Mabong assemblyman; Katibas assemblyman Lidam Assan; Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang; Baleh assemblyman Nicholas Kudi Jantai and Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Uggon.
RECODA chief executive officer Datuk Haji Ismawi Haji Ismuni and Kapit Resident Elvis Didit also attended the meeting, along with other URDA board members. alexander nanta linggi rural development Upper Rajang Development Agency
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