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PSI project brings social uplift to local community

August 14, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

A great post about Malaysia.

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The Penang South Islands (PSI) project is bringing social uplift to the local community besides creating new land bank for the state’s future development, Penang Infrastructure Corporation (PIC) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farizan Darus said.

He was tasked by the Penang government to oversee the execution of the project.

Farizan said that the project had already started providing stable jobs to fishermen, white-collar workers, and fresh graduates even before the reclamation begins.

“We want the local Penangites to benefit from the project.

“The PSI does not only create job opportunities to professionals such as engineers, architects, planners, and others. The project also provides job opportunities to the non-professionals and technical workers.

“Besides that, the project brings great value to the downstream value chain of the construction sector with spill over benefits to the other sectors,” he said in a statement.

It is learnt that currently more than 120 employees are on staff for PSI, including the local fisherfolk.

They are now earning stable salary and enjoying full-time perks such as insurance coverage, Perkeso and EPF contribution, which they previously didn’t have as fishermen.

Farizan said the PSI project was timely as it provided the necessary relief to the present economic recession in the state.

Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman welcomed the social uplift brought by the PSI project to the fishermen community.

“The PSI project provides career options to the fishermen. Without the project, job opportunity is limited.

“The Penang government prioritises the social uplifting of the fishermen. Therefore, RM100 million is allocated under the PSI project to fund community improvement programmes and fisheries enhancement initiatives,” he said.

Ahmad Zakiyuddin said the fishermen community would not be hindered from going to the sea as there would be a 250-metre-wide channel prepared for their use.

“Besides that, the fishermen community is provided with financial aid, new boats and engines, four new jetties for fishing vessels, new jobs and business opportunities, reskilling trainings, free tuitions and scholarships.

“The deployment of artificial reefs and fish aggregating devices, release of fish and prawn fry, planting of mangrove, and funding fisheries research to enhance coastal ecosystem for fisheries will also be carried out,” he added.

PIC said the Department of Fisheries’ (DoF) reports from 2013 to 2019 had shown that land reclamation projects have minimal impact on the state’s fisheries.

“The reclamation at Tanjung Tokong and Bayan Bay, began in 2016 and 2017 respectively, did not lead to a decreasing trend for fisheries.

“Marine fish landings (from 2017 to 2019) have increased from 153,864 tonnes (2013-2015) to 157,734 tonnes after the commencement of the two projects.

“The three-year average fish landing per fisherman recorded 40.5% growth from 7.66 tonnes (2013-2015) to 10.76 tonnes (2017-2019),” PIC said.

Adam Anuar, who is currently working as an information officer at the Pusat Perkhidmatan Setempat Nelayan (PPSN), said his new job helped him to save enough money to own a motorcycle.

“I can pay for the motorcycle instalment and monthly rental now,” said Adam, who was formerly a fisherman.

The PPSN is the PSI’s engagement centre serving the local fishing community.

Adam’s colleague who was also a fisherman, Samsuar Hasshim, said his salary enabled his family to have a better life.

Source: Buletin Mutiara

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Phase 1 reclamation of Island A expected to start in May

April 12, 2021 By Keith Leave a Comment

A really good article on Malaysia.

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The delegates visit the three points (Point One, Two and Three) as shown on the map.

The Phase One reclamation of Island A (approximately 1,200 acres) is scheduled to begin in May or June, said Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.

The tri-islands (Islands A, B and C) of the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will be located at the south-end of the Penang island, measuring a total of 4,500 acres in land size. Island A will be 2,300 acres in size, Island B will be 1,400 acres and Island C will be 800 acres.

It would take about nine years to fully reclaim Island A.

“The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of the PSR is in its final stage of receiving the approval from the Department of Environment (DoE).

“The department has its own SOPs and is professional in its work. We are not worried about that,” Ahmad Zakiyuddin replied a question from a reporter on the possibility of the EMP being delayed deliberately.

He said that there was no reason to speculate the matter.

Ahmad Zakiyuddin, state executive council members Datuk Abdul Halim Hussain and Dr Norlela Ariffin, Penang Infrastructure Corporation PIC chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farizan Darus, together with the media and other representatives from the government agencies were taken on boats to check out the proposed site of Island A this morning.

They visited three points of the site – Point One (the easternmost point of Island A), Point Two (the southernmost point of Island A) and Point Three (the westernmost point of Island A).

The delegates were able to check out the 250m water channel (distance from the shore) for the fishermen to conduct fishing activities and to navigate towards the deeper end of the sea, on their way to Point One.

Point One is located about 600m from Pulau Rimau.

From Point One, the boats headed to Point Two where it is approximately 4.6km from the shore of Permatang Damar Laut.

Point Two is located about 1.5km to 2km from a ship wreck spot.

The boats then travelled to Point Three before heading to a soil investigation (SI) platform where the seabed soil samples are collected to obtain data for investigation.

The entire journey took about an hour.

Prior to the journey, Ahmad Zakiyuddin, Abdul Halim and Dr Norlela together with Farizan and other VIPs tested a boat (measuring 27ft-long, with a 90 horsepower engine), which is an example of the boat to be offered to the tekong (boat skippers) of the Tier One fishing units as ex-gratia.

The Tier One fishing units are from Permatang Tepi Laut, Sungai Batu, Teluk Kumbar and Gertak Sanggul.

 

Source: Buletin Mutiara

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