MIRI, Nov 21 – The government has allocated RM600 million to rehabilitate nine military camps that are in a state of disrepair, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the rehabilitation work would start in March next year and involved building new housing quarters and upgrading office buildings besides providing other facilities.
Speaking to reporters after making a brief visit here today, he said most of these camps had plank buildings and were more than 30 years old.
Out of the total allocation, he said RM60 million would be set aside for military camps in northern Sarawak.
Dr Ahmad Zahid, who arrived here after making a visit to Ba' Kelalan in the Lawas district, said his ministry would also spent some RM50 million on goodwill projects for the remote district, which would entail the building of a 75km road and four bridges. – Bernama
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