Airstrip extension will boost tourism, say Dr Zambry

Dr Zambry (right) admiring a painting of an insect at the Royal Belum Intellectual Discourse at Syeun Hotel recently. With him are State Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Nolee Ashilin Mohd Radzi (centre) and Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk Mirza Mohamad Taiyab.

THE Perak Government has commissioned state Public Works Department (JKR) and Lands and Mines Office to conduct studies on extension of the airstrip in Grik, located some 132km from Ipoh.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said with the allocation of RM15mil from the Federal Government, the studies had commenced since the middle of the year to see if extension works were feasible.