SIBU: A total of 133 houses will be built in Nangka constituency under the Hard-core Poor Housing Project (PPRT), according to Housing and Public Health Assistant Minister, Dr Annuar Rapaee, during his visit to the Kemuyang Housing Project here on Tuesday.
Dr Annuar, who is also Education and Technological Research Assistant Minister, told reporters that 61 houses were burnt down during the fire tragedy in Kampung Datu Lama. The fire affected 143 families.
“At the moment, we have built for them 36 houses in Kampung Datu Baru. There are 61 lots for the fire victims including 36 in Kampung Datu Baru.”
“Now, 15 of the houses have been completed, 15 will be completed soon while another nine units will be built in February.
“Altogether, there are 75 units of PPRT for the fire victims even though only 61 houses were burnt down. I want to make this figure clear and prove to everybody that we are making houses for everybody,” he explained.
Dr Annuar said that there were 58 units of PPRT in Kemuyang.
“So, there will be 133 units of PPRT here in the future,” he added.
Touching on the Kemuyang Housing Project, Dr Annuar said that 110 units would be built by Housing Development Corporation (HDC) while Land Custody Development Authority (LCDA) will build 76 units.
The first part of the project (58 units) would be for the fire victims, he added.
Dr Annuar said that 39 of the fire victims would get their house in Kampung Datu Baru free of charge. Each PPRT unit costs RM68,000.
But the rest of them – 36 – will have to pay for the cost of the unit.
“Out of the 110 houses by HDC, 58 will be taken by the fire victims. What will happen to the rest? They are meant for the redevelopment of Kampung Datu which Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will be announced later.”
“The redevelopment of Kampung Datu is in the final stage… So the whole of Kemuyang is for the redevelopment of the Kampung Datu part of Kampung Hilir/Kampung Baru,” he said.
“There will be a lot of lots left and we leave it to the state government to decide whether to open them to the public or not,” he said.
