TAWAU: An allocation of RM1 million has been approved for the implementation of the 8-kilometre Sin Onn Tiku Farm Road Project, said Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin on Thursday.
Chan said the road, which is regularly used by many smallholders in the oil palm sector, is in poor condition, particularly during rainy weather.
In February, Tawau Municipal Council Member Yap Wui Lip, accompanied by officers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and the Sabah Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), visited the site to assess the situation.
Following a report submitted to him, Chan confirmed the project funding was approved under the Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK).
He added that as of March, the Ministry had allocated RM63.34 million for similar projects nationwide, including nearly RM18 million for 133 kilometres of completed farm roads in Sabah.
