TANAH MERAH, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- Construction work on the Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) Ulul Albab in Tanah Merah is expected to begin early next year, said Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
He said the MARA management had been given two weeks to complete all related documents before submitting them to the Kelantan State Secretary's Office and the Tanah Merah District and Land Office, in time for a meeting scheduled to take place this September.
"The construction of MRSM Ulul Albab Tanah Merah is a cause that the Tanah Merah UMNO Division has vigorously fought for.
"If approval is obtained this September, we will open the tender publicly this December, and construction work on the MRSM is expected to begin before April next year," he said in his speech at the Tanah Merah UMNO Division delegates’ meeting at Dataran Mahsari here today.
Asyraf Wajdi said the MRSM Ulul Albab will be the first MRSM in Kelantan to be fully based on the Ulul Albab concept and will be able to accommodate up to 750 students.
Previously, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi agreed to develop the MRSM Ulul Albab in Tanah Merah following an application submitted by the Tanah Merah UMNO Division.
-- BERNAMA