BARAM, Oct 19: A church deeply cherished by the Ngorek community in Long Banyok, Baram, has been safeguarded by a riverbank protection wall that helps prevent erosion from threatening the building.
Gereja Yesus Juruselamat Long Banyok is an important place of worship and a symbol of the community’s heritage, with the threat of riverbank erosion putting the church at risk of collapsing into the Baram River.
The protection wall is among six development projects worth more than RM4 million completed in the village, which residents celebrated at a thanksgiving ceremony on Oct 17.
The other projects are a steel bridge across Sungai Lian, the extension of 24-hour electricity supply to all households, the provision of fire extinguishers and community rubbish bins, and the installation of an “I LOVE LONG BANYOK” landmark.
