IPOH – The Perak state government will expand its stage bus service at a fare of RM1 to the state constituencies of Lintang in Sg Siput and Chenderiang, Tapah by next Ramadan.
State infrastructure, energy, water and public transport committee chairman Datuk Zolkafly Harun said the bus service could benefit at least 40,000 residents, including 8,000 members of the Orang Asli communities in both areas.
He said the service was first introduced last year in Manjung.
“The RM1 bus can be enjoyed by both adults and school students, and will operate from early morning to late afternoon and enter the Orang Asli settlement areas.
“This bus service will be implemented for a year as a pioneer project and will be expanded in stages in other constituencies in Perak,” he said at a press conference at his office at Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan here today.
On December 16, Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said when presenting the state’s 2021 budget that the state government had allocated RM2 million to implement the bus service.
Zolkafly said the state government would implement the Smart Energy and Perak Water Campaign starting early next year to encourage the people to use both resources prudently and optimally to avoid wastage.
“It is estimated that the people of Perak paid more than RM60 million every month for energy and water bills involving 400,000 houses during the movement control order due to the pandemic, an increase of 40% compared with before the MCO.
“So, we are targeting a reduction to 25% or RM15 million after this campaign is implemented,” he said. – Bernama, December 30, 2020
