The North Fly district in Western Province is expected to have its second district development authority (DDA) board meeting on November 28, 2017, at Ningerum station, Ningerum LLG.
In that meeting, the North Fly DDA board members, including local MP and chairman, James Donald, are expected to deliberate on the break-up of the projected K2 million budget.
Top on the 10 expenditure items are Sisimakam to Hawenai road construction (K1 million), medical equipment shipment for Kiunga and Rumginae hospitals from Rotary Australia (K100,000), airfares subsidy into all remote airstrips (K300,000), North Fly nursing and community health workers’ leave fares issues (K50,000), teachers’ leave fare issues (K50,000), police operation (K50,000) and defence operation (K50,000), among others.
Local MP Donald said the K2 million budget was in anticipation of receiving a balance of K1 million before the end of the year.