KLUANG: The Public Works Department (JKR) is currently implementing or has completed 559 projects for the Home Ministry, with a total value of RM5.635bil, as of November, says Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.
He said 39 of these projects, worth RM2.33bil, are in the pre-construction phase.
“A total of 41 projects valued at RM3.023bil are in the construction phase, and 479 projects involve maintenance, recovery plans, renovations, and asset upgrades at a cost of RM280.784mil,” he said here yesterday.Ahmad said this after attending the handover ceremony for the completion of the Integrated Electronic Security System (SKEB) development project at the Simpang Renggam Prison, Johor, yesterday, Bernama reported.
He said from that amount, RM218mil was allocated for the development of 18 SKEB projects nationwide, including in Simpang Renggam Prison; Seremban Prison and Jelebu Drug Rehabilitation Institution in Negri Sembilan; Alor Setar Prison, Sungai Petani Prison in Kedah; Penang Prison; and Taiping Prison in Perak.
The SKEB projects are also being implemented in other facilities, including the Batu Gajah Moral Rehabilitation Centre in Perak; Pengkalan Chepa Prison in Kelantan; Dusun Dato’ Murad Prison and Henry Gurney School in Telok Mas, Melaka; Kota Kinabalu Central Prison, Kota Kinabalu Women’s Prison, Sandakan Prison, Henry Gurney School in Keningau, and Tawau Prison in Sabah; and Puncak Borneo Prison in Sarawak.
