“Sabak Bernam and nearby districts such as Kuala Selangor and Hilir Perak are important tourism destinations in Malaysia,” he said at the launch of the MOTAC D’Desa @ Selangor Festival at Dataran Dewan Seri Nakhoda, Sabak Bernam last night.

"Kerajaan negeri memandang serius bangunan warisan kerana kita tidak mahu ia pupus jika tidak mengambil langkah-langkah untuk mewartakan bangunan tersebut," katanya.

State executive councillor for poverty eradication V. Papparaidu said the programme, aimed at the underprivileged and low-income groups across all 56 state constituencies, involves an allocation of RM7.51 million.

He said, this year, Yide is also allocating almost RM1.7mil as Aidilfitri donations for 11,386 orphans from 6,388 families registered with Yide.

Selangor memperuntuk RM16.48 juta tahun ini bagi program pemberian baucar perayaan mengikut komponen kaum yang memanfaatkan 82,400 penerima.