Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 Ingenieur Vol 58 April-June 2014 | Page 56

INGENIEUR monitoring and site problem settlement was given top priority from top management of JKR Headquarters. With limited staff then but given many projects to be implemented due to the ambitious five-year development plans, me and my team had to work very hard to deliver the projects for various Government agencies such as Ministry of Health, Education, Defense, Internal Security, state departments etc. What prompted you to enter politics? When I was working with JKR as an engineer, I was constantly involved with community works and social activities for the welfare of the rural folks. I was frequently asked to repair their rural roads, small bridges, community halls and water mains. As a Government department, there is limitation as some of the requests were beyond our scope. However, requests such as village road repair can be easily settled by using quarry waste from JKR quarry. For works that were beyond my department’s scope, I then began to think of other solution such as seeking fund from Wakil Rakyat to fund community project that were badly needed by them. After some engagement with these people, I [