Pelaksanaan projek penyenggaraan jalan luar bandar bagi daerah Gerik, Perak

Abstract

Rural infrastructure development project is one of the aspects prioritized by the Government in reducing the gap between urban and rural areas. The project maintains rural roads is one of the infrastructure projects that will be emphasized. Unit Pembangunan Fizikal, Bahagian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (PLB), Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Gerik (PDT Gerik) is one of the departments that are responsible for implementing projects to maintain rural roads. PDT Gerik received resource allocation within the Federal Government and the State Government to implement approved projects. In implementing the projects that have been approved, there are projects that are delayed. Therefore, this study was undertaken to assess the problems faced to set up projects to maintain rural roads. The study was conducted through interviewing the respondents, the officers and staff of PDT Gerik involving Unit Pembangunan Fizikal, Bahagian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (PLB), and Unit Teknikal, Bahagian Pengurusan Tanah, PDT Gerik. The study found that the cause of maintaining rural roads projects delayed is due to internal and external factors. which involves performing procedures not fully observed, lack of knowledge about project management, lack of knowledge about the land rules, working space not conducive, the software that is not up to date, lack of equipment, the complaints records are not systematic and overlapping areas as well as the provisions of the project. While external factors is the attitude of the landowners and their heirs, the problem of contractors, road maintenance involving other infrastructure and difficulties in getting local suppliers. Therefore, some improvement proposals submitted to help the PLB, PDT Gerik to improve the process of project implementation maintain rural roads that send staff for courses, apply for funding to upgrade a planner’s room, purchase GPS equipment, provide a data bank of projects, creating a system of complaints, creating Land Administrator right of way and implement performance evaluation of contractors.