By DayakDaily Team
KAPIT, Sept 2: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nanga Bena in Sungai Sut here needs to be rebuilt as its dilapidated condition poses a danger to the school fraternity, says Federal Minister of Works Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Nanta who is Kapit MP, visited the school over the weekend to inspect the damage from a recent flood that submerged the school up to its roof.
“I can’t imagine the fear and hardship that 30 students in this primary school had to face with the teachers and staff; facing the flood that came while they were sleeping,” he said in a statement today.
He further said that based on his observation, the school is in a dilapidated state and carrying out repair work is not enough to ensure a good learning institution for the rural students.
“SK Nanga Bena needs to be rebuilt. The original structure of this school, which was built in 1963, is no longer able to cope with the severity of natural disasters, should it happen again.
“The lives of children, teachers and staff here need to be given attention.
“The entire school building, dormitories and quarters that house students and teaching staff were destroyed by water in this flash flood,” he added.
Nanta had also announced an additional allocation of RM20,000 to aid the school for cleaning work and buying school needs. This follows the initial RM10,000 allocation which he had announced on Aug 25.
Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang is also contributing aid worth RM10,000 for the same cause.
At the same time, Nanta visited SK Rantau Panjai which was also affected by the flood and handed over a donation of RM5,000 to the school.
“On this occasion, I would like to express a million thanks to all the teams involved in rescuing the flood victims at these two locations and helping with the immediate clean-up work.
“As an MP for Kapit, I will do my best to get the best school facilities for the children and teachers here,” he emphasised. — DayakDaily
