Agency set up to coordinate development in rural zones


Len says the development in Sarawak’s rural areas will benefit 300,000 people.

THE Rajang Delta Development Agency (Radda) has been established to coordinate infrastructure development in Sarawak’s rural areas.

Speaking at a press conference before a three-day Radda development lab, Sarawak Natural Resources and Urban Develop-ment Deputy Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the development – estimated to cover 10,786sq km – would involve 11 state constituencies in Sarikei and Mukah as well as the west bank of Sibu.

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