KOTA KINABALU: The Housing and Urban Development Board will build 12 double-storey shop lots in Tongod with an estimated cost of RM7 million that will uplift and transform the district.
LPPB chairman Datuk Masiung Banah, also Kuamut assemblyman, said in a statement today that the project's first phase involving the construction of six shop lots will commence on a site spanning 2.89 hectares with a cost of RM3.5 million.He said the project is expected to be completed within 18 months, adding that two units of the shop lots will be proposed for a hotel, and the rest will be utilised for commercial purposes.
Rafizi said the Household Income and Expenditure Survey Report 2022 indicates that the hardcore poverty rate in eight districts in the state is higher than the national rate, with Tongod recording the highest rate at 5.9 per cent. Daily Express Malaysia * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel for the latest news you don't want to miss.
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