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In the most of development, the welfare of the
fishermen is also being taken care of. As a group that
is involved in the traditional industry which had exist
before Bintulu stepped into the oil and gas industry
their place has to be taken care of. To push aside any
uncertainty the BDA has areated the fishermen village
project.
 The project base is located opposite Sg.
Kemena in front of Pasar Bintulu. The main aim of this
project is to relocate about 300 fishermen that is
involved in the project of expanding Bintulu town.
Besides that it is also meant to increase the fishermen
lifestyles by preparing all kinds of fishing facilities
for them. Among the facilities are: -jetty –cold storage
-fuel station
Commom facilities such as water, electricity and road
have been facilitated in the fishing village. For the
first phase, 13 area has been allocated to built 53 unit
of houses. The building of the 2nd phase will depend on
the fishermen's reaction towards the first phase. The
project started in early 1991 and completed after two
years time. The project maintenance for phase 1 cost
about RM736,150. |
