Salcra celebrates 40 years of achievements

KUCHING: TheSarawakLand ConsolidationandRehabilitation Authority ( Salcra) is celebrating its 40th anniversary with various activities involving its staff and landowners.

The celebration was launched in May 2016 by its general manager Datu Vasco Sabat Singkang which started with sports and games, health talk, blood donation campaign and community services.

Most of the activities were held in Serian Region, Bau/Lundu region and also in its headquarters in Kota Samarahan.

The highlights of the celebration will be a 4- day exhibition on Salcra’s 40 years of achievement, which will be held on Jan 19-21, 2017; a two- day Salcra senior officers and landowners’ committee or AJPLS conference from Jan 19-20 and the 40th anniversary dinner which will be officiated by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem on Jan 22, 2017 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching ( BCCK).

Meanwhile, the finale for the sports and games was officiated at by Salcra’s chairman Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang at Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (Intan) Kampus Wilayah Sarawak last Friday.

More than 500 participants comprising Salcra staff, their children and landowners participated in the sukan rakyat event.

In his speech, Jabu assured that more of such activities would be held at Salcra’s Bajo Training Centre in Lundu once construction of the project is completed in middle of this year.

“This is our last outdoor activity using other’s facilities, by middle of 2017 with the completion of our Bajo Training Centre, we can have more activity like this utilising the centre, it can be outdoor or indoor next time,” said Jabu.