BAU: For the past 11 years, 100 families in Kampung Opar have been living in ‘darkness’ while living next door to them are 183 other families who have been enjoying the comforts that come with having electricity connected and supplied to their houses.It’s a strange but common feature in Sarawak.
According to Ginia Anak Ginyot of Kampung Opar, they’ve been asking their elected representatives to help them get electricity for the past 11 years.
But both of them – MP for Mas Gading Tiki Lafe and the Opar assemblyman Ranum Mina – have continuosly ignored their request.
“The last time an electricity connection exercise took place in our village was 11 years ago … the exercise ended abruptly and today there are still about 100 houses in Kampung Opar without electricity, ‘ he said adding that the 183 families neighbouring Kampung Opar were lucky.
“The 183 families are really fortunate. They not only enjoy facilities such as refrigerators in their houses, but also they enjoy broadband internet services.
“As we do not have electricity and that means no refrigerators in the house, whatever fresh food we buy from the town have to be consumed the same day.
“It means we have to go every day to Bau about eight km from the village to purchase our daily needs, and the daily trip is putting a heavy financial burden on us partly due to the high cost of petrol,” said Ginai, who has both relatives and friends living in the ‘fortunate’ village.
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