by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Dec 10: A new RM15 million service centre is being proposed for construction in Batu Lintang, Sri Aman, as part of the government’s efforts to enhance public service delivery and support future development in the area.
According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the project is expected to comprise 10 double-storey shop lots and a tamu market on a two-acre site.
Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said the project was timely as due to the presence of multiple private and company-owned oil palm plantations, schools, and three newly approved border posts in Batu Lintang.
“I want the new Batu Lintang Service Centre to be operational before the construction plans for the three border posts begin and are completed in the future,” he said during a recent dialogue session he chaired involving government agencies, private-sector representatives, community leaders, and three second-generation shop owners at the Sri Aman Development Agency (SADA) Meeting Room.
Sri Aman Division Land and Survey Superintendent Michaelson Nyisin said the development is necessary as Batu Lintang’s current population is estimated to be close to 4,000 residents.
Existing facilities in the area include a clinic, several small churches, immigration and customs offices, three shops, the Wong Pupu waterfall, 32 longhouses, three primary schools, and a police station.
He added that the proposal for the new Batu Lintang Service Centre was first submitted to the government in 2017 before it was approved on December 3, 2024 through the SADA Steering Committee Meeting.
The implementation date for the project will be determined once issues involving the three affected shop owners are resolved. – DayakDaily
