BETONG, May 20, 2015 - PKR Betong branch chairman Vernon
Aji Kedit moaned at the ill-treatment accorded
to some of the back alleys behind shophouses in the town by the state
government.
"Despite the
frenzy of re-sealing and re-tarring of main roads in Betong town in the past
six months, the public in Betong cannot understand why the back alleys of have
been ostensibly left to rot with big potholes," he complained today.
One of the back alleys in Betong town in really bad shape
He said a back alley behind the row of shophouses where
the only commercial bank in Betong is located is in a sorry state.
"It is an important road for the businesses around
this newer part of Betong town. Lorries and delivery vans have to use this back
road to deliver and pick up goods to the businesses around," he said.
"More
dangerous is the fact that there is an 'overgrown jungle' just beside the
alley, and the adjacent shophouses have had poisonous snakes slithered up into
their upper floors and roofs from these branches," he said, quoting
eyewitnesses.
He added the overhanging tree branches and crowded bushes
should be cleared to ensure that these do not become breeding haunts of
mosquitoes, cobras, rats and other wild creatures.
"Many of the
shopkeepers have told me that they have complained to the authorities about the
potholes and the 'overgrown jungle' but nothing has been done.
"Hopefully this news report will inspite the
relevant people to wake up and do something," he sarcastically said.
He added: " The Barisan Nasional keeps telling us
that it has allocated billions to rural development, which I can safely presume
some of those millions were channelled to Betong.
"To re-tar this particular back alley and do some
gardening next to the alley is not going to cost millions.
"What is the Barisan's excuse this time for not
allocating priority to this alley in Betong? No budget? Or got holes in the
budget?" quipped Vernon.
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