From Water to Land: Samarahan’s Connectivity Transformation

Travelling to Samarahan Division has become easier than ever with its continually expanding road network and bridges.

It was a far cry from Samarahan before the 1990s, where roads in villages as well as roads connecting villages were of earth roads, grass roads, plank roads or concrete slab roads.

At that time, its people relied heavily on water transportation along its rivers via ferry, express boats or privately owned boats to travel, to deliver agricultural produce or to...