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KUCHING, July 26: The Highland Development Agency (HDA) at its sixth board meeting here yesterday has agreed to establish four sub-committees to enhance and speed up the implementation of its various development programmes.
Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in announcing this today said these subcommittees would “address specific issues and challenges to accelerate the socio-economic development in HDA areas”.
The sub-committees are Infrastructure, Utilities and Telecommunication; Education, Health and Security; Community Development; Agriculture as well as Tourism and Youth, Sport and Technical Training.
Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala who is also Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department in charge of Labour, Immigration and Projects Monitoring would lead the Infrastructure, Utilities and Telecommunication sub-committee.
Members of this committee are the Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development, Ministry of Utility and Telecommunications, the Public Works department, Land and Survey Department, Department of Drainage and Irrigation and the Rural Water Supply Department.
Other members are the Sarawak Multimedia Authority, Sarawak Energy Berhad, the Miri Resident and all district officers within HDA areas.
“The tasks and responsibilities are to identify infrastructure, utilities and telecommunication issues and challenges,” said Uggah.
He said the sub-committee is also responsible to formulate and propose strategies and action plans on these issues besides co-ordinating project implementation with the relevant agencies.
The Education, Health and Security Sub-Committee would be under Baram member of parliament Dato Anyi Ngau.
“Anyi will have to identify issues and challenges on education, health and welfare issues.
“He will propose and formulate strategies, projects and programmes related to them and co-ordinating with three state ministries, eight departments and agencies besides the Malaysian Armed Forces, the Police and the Sarawak State Security Council,” said Uggah.
The Miri Resident Office and all the district offices in HDA areas are also involved.
Meanwhile, Uggah said Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau will look after the Community Development, Agriculture and Tourism sub-committee while Miri Resident Jamalie Busri will take charge of Youth, Sports and Technical Training sub-committee.
The Community Development, Agriculture and Tourism sub-committee would identify agriculture, tourism, entrepreneurship and investment issues and challenges while Youth, Sports and Technical Training sub-committee will identify, propose and formulate strategies and action plans and programmes on sports, youth and technical issues and challenges. — DayakDaily
