HTAN Additional Block Nearing Completion, Ready By February 2026
Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health member, Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan said the project, which began in 2021 and was originally scheduled for completion in August 2024, experienced some delays due to labour shortages during the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the project, covering an area of 1.7 hectares with an initial contract cost of RM139.35 million, now stands at approximately RM153 million under the current contract, with a work progress of 93.93 per cent.
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