538 IRSDA projects completed at a cost of RM1.2 billion

KUCHING, Sept. 22: A total of 538 out of 638 projects under the Samarahan Region Integrated Development Agency (IRSDA) have been fully completed at an overall cost exceeding RM1.264 billion.

Sarawak's Minister of Tourism, Creative Industries and Performing Arts who is also Chairman of the IRSDA Steering Committee, Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that the achievement represents 84.32 per cent of the total RM1.5 billion allocation that has been spent.

According to him, a total of 30 projects are still in the process of implementation, while 67 projects are at planning stage and seven more are categorized as KIV Projects.

Of the total allocation, he said, 1.34 per cent or RM20,108,651.07 was a commitment to the project in implementation, while RM215,029,470 or 14.34 per cent was a ceiling of the project in planning.

"84.32 per cent has been spent and the rest is on projects that are not yet implemented or unfinished.

"We are very pleased with this achievement not wanting to make comparisons with development and implementation agencies in other areas but they say that we have something to face when implementing projects for agencies like these", he said during a press conference after the meeting of the Steering Committee of Interregional Integrated Development Agency (IRSDA) Bill 2/2026 at K Uching on Tuesday.

Karim also expressed appreciation to all parties and agencies involved in ensuring that the plans and projects under IRSDA can be implemented effectively.

In addition, the excellence and smoothness of IRSDA's work reflects the commitment of Sarawak Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg in ensuring decentralization of projects to the lower level can ensure sustainable development, thus ensuring rural areas and coastal areas in Samarahan are not left out of the urban development stream.

The meeting of the IRSDA Steering Committee Bill 2/2026 also discussed the status of implementation of projects from implementing agencies as well as each development agenda of Samarahan Division to ensure that the development of the region continues towards more sustainable, inclusive and high impact.

The Deputy Minister for Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia was joined by the Chairman of the IRSDA Tourism Development Subcommittee, Datuk Rubiah Wang and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development of Sarawak was joined by the Chairman of the IRSDA Coastal, Ban, Rivers and Parishes Subcommittee, Datuk Ir. I'm going to tell you about Aidel Lariwoo