MELAKA, May 17 — The Kota Laksamana state constituency will soon have its own State Legislative Assembly Development and Coordination Committee Complex (Japerun).

Kota Laksamana assemblyman Low Chee Leong said the complex will be built on a 0.83-hectare site in Kota Laksamana Jaya, featuring offices and a multipurpose hall. Construction is expected to take three years.

“The Melaka state government has approved RM6.5 million for this project. The residents have long awaited this. Kota Laksamana has had no proper Japerun building. We have been operating out of a small community hall in Kampung Morten, which is cramped and uncomfortable,” he told reporters.

He spoke after the launching ceremony of the WRUR Programme: Kampung Kita for the Kota Melaka parliamentary constituency, officiated by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh, who also performed a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the complex.

Low, who is also deputy exco for Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security, said the complex will be a one-stop centre for constituency programmes and activities, streamlining all public welfare matters.

On drainage, he said this will be a key focus for the constituency’s future development, given its mix of old and new towns.

“Five flood hotspots have been identified: Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kota Laksamana, Kampung Enam, Tengkera and Mata Kucing. Between 30 and 100 homes are affected, depending on flood severity,” he said.

He stressed that flash floods must be tackled consistently and seriously, as they threaten not just property, but residents’ safety and health.

Earlier, he noted that over RM10 million has been spent on infrastructure and public facilities in Kota Laksamana from 2003 to last year.

Projects completed or underway include road resurfacing, upgrading streetlights and urban lighting, improving tourism sites and walkways, upgrading flats and drainage systems, as well as public facilities repairs. — Bernama