A-G’s report: River of Life project is eight years late, govt costs near RM4b
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Despite the government’s expenditure of RM3.915 billion on the River of Life project, surpassing its original 2020 deadline and a subsequent four-year extension, the Auditor General’s Report 2/2024 today disclosed that it is nowhere near completion.
The report revealed that as of July last year, eight projects were still under implementation, showing progress rates ranging from 21 to 97.3 per cent.
It added that contractors for two projects, whose contracts had expired, had yet to be appointed for completion, while 12 projects remained in the pre-execution phase.
“The audit analysis revealed that only 79.4 per cent of the river beautification works were completed, and only 50 (16.9 per cent) out of 296 sewage treatment plants were successfully rationalised or upgraded.
“An analysis of the project duration indicates an eight-year delay in completion, resulting in increased costs to the government,” the report read.
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