Putrajaya okays RM2.28 billion worth of projects for the Sandakan by-election

(FMT) – Putrajaya has approved 49 development projects worth RM2.28 billion in Sandakan.

In a statement, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the projects would benefit close to 400,000 people.

He said the federal government had set aside an allocation of RM183 million to finance such projects this year.

These include a RM40 million flood mitigation project along Sungai Anip and the expansion of the Sandakan airport, including extension of the runway, which is set to cost RM80 million.

Other projects are related to the oil and palm oil industry and for improvements to the transportation network.

“The government is paying special attention to the development in Sandakan, which is the second largest town in Sabah,” Lim said.