More schools and hospital in Bandar Seri Alam/Pasir Gudang .... do we really need that much of hospital and schools ? :P
http://www.starproperty.my/index.ph...government-building-hospital-and-two-schools/
JOHOR BARU: Several public projects by the Federal and the State Governments are coming up in the Pasir Gudang constituency within the next one to two years.
Pasir Gudang MP Normala Abd Samad said the projects were the public hospital and two schools by the Federal Government and the upgrading of a public market by the state government.
She said the Pasir Gudang public hospital would be built at Jalan Gunung in Bandar Seri Alam township, while the primary and the secondary schools to be located in Taman Scientex in Masai.
“The hospital is to cater for the medical needs of about 350,000 residents from Pasir Gudang and nearby areas,’’ said Normala.
She said this when met at the opening the Johor Baru Guangxi Association building at Bandar Baru Permas Jaya here on Sunday.
Normala said the project had already received approval from the Health Ministry and now waiting for the financial allocation from the Finance Ministry before it could start.
She said under the phase one of the project, the facility would be a full-fledged district hospital with 100 beds costing about RM150mil, and the number of beds would be increased to 300 under its future expansion.
“This is good news for many Pasir Gudang residents who have been waiting to have a public hospital in the area for many years,’’ added Normala.
Presently, Pasir Gudang residents seeking medical treatment at public hospitals would have to go to Hospital Sultan Ismail in Pandan or Hospital Sultanah Aminah in Johor Baru.
Separately, she said the primary and the secondary schools in Taman Scientex, Masai could accommodate about 2,000 students each.
Normala said the upgrading of the Masai public market by the state government would provide a better place for the existing wet market traders to operate their businesses and comfort for market goers.
“Only local wet market traders will be given the place at the new the new market building including those operating outside the existing market now,’’ she added.