KUCHING, March 14: The Works Ministry (KKR) has revealed that it disbursed a total of RM9.549 billion in 2023 to execute a multitude of projects across the country, representing almost the entire allocation received by the ministry.
Its minister Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi disclosed this information in the Dewan Rakyat, stating that the expenditure amounted to 99.96 per cent of the total allocation of RM9.553 billion.
Nanta highlighted that KKR, or the Public Works Department (JKR), oversaw the implementation of 2,118 physical construction projects and 9,349 maintenance physical works throughout the year.
“It’s important to note that these figures pertain solely to Federal government projects,” Nanta clarified in response to a query from Barisan Nasional (BN) Tenggara MP Manndzri Nasib.
Nasib had requested Nanta to provide details regarding the number and value of both Federal government and State government projects managed by KKR or JKR in 2023 and 2024, as well as the completion status.
Additionally, Nanta presented data up to Feb 15 for the Rolling Plan 4 (RP4) project undertaken by JKR.
He stated that there were 475 new construction projects with a total cost of RM18 billion under RP4.
Furthermore, there were 1,340 remaining connection projects with a cost of RM60.38 billion for physical construction projects, alongside 26 total connection maintenance physical works to be implemented in the current year, amounting to RM45.24 million.
Highlighting project completion statistics, Nanta revealed that in 2023, a total of 182 projects valued at RM4.63 billion were successfully completed.
As of Feb 15, 16 projects had been completed with a total cost of RM91 million. — DayakDaily
