KUCHING: Batang Ai hydro dam has the potential to become a travel destination for water recreation activities, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
According to him, the first hydroelectric dam to be constructed in Sarawak in 1983 already has facilities, including a motel and resort.
“What it desires now’s for the ones relevant to increase areas around the dam and then perform marketing efforts much like what’s being done in China, Europe, and New Zealand to draw extra tourists to Batang Ai,” he said while officiating the ‘Pesta Batang Ai 2019’ and Batang Ai Kitchen in Batang Ai the day before this.
He mentioned that Batang Ai serving as a tourist vacation spot could also create financial opportunities for the agricultural network, particularly Lubok Antu.
Awang Tengah, an industrial and entrepreneurial development minister, advised that they are attempting to develop eco-tourism merchandise that will allow you to improve entrepreneurship and the tourism industry within the constituency.
“One of the products they can look at is the kelulut honey, which has evolved into various soap products.” He stated that the Sarawak authorities also give various presents to help marketers, especially those from rural regions and graduates interested in undertaking the small and medium employer (SME) industries. He also advised marketers to check their products at Sarawak Pavilion, a digital marketplace platform that promotes nearby products to the overseas marketplace.
Meanwhile, Assistant Minister of Industries and Investment Malcolm Mussen Lamoh stated that the national government would preserve and improve the Batang Ai constituency for human benefit.
“I additionally have high hopes that Pesta Batang Ai can be organized as soon as each year with a higher allocation, which will attract residents right here,” said the Batang Ai assemblyman.
Also, the gift was given by Assistant Minister of Entrepreneur and Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais and Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowden Lawan.
