According to Minister of Local Government and Housing, Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian, as at Oct 31, there are 605 private housing projects in Sarawak with 20 projects have been classified as ‘sick’ projects.
“To date, eight projects have been successfully revived through effective coordination by Ministry of Local Government and Housing with interested parties, and my ministry will continue to closely monitor these projects,” he said during his winding up speech during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN ) sitting here on Wednesday.
He said for the People’s Housing Scheme (PPR) in Kuching, Samarahan, Miri and Sibu, there were 1,956 units still under construction.
Sim added that for PPR Sungai Rait in Lambir, Miri which consisted of 505 units of single storey terrace house had been completed and handed over to the successful applicants in stages beginning last Aug.
“PPR Sungai Tengah Matang II consisting of 439 units single storey terrace is 100 percent completed and now is in the process of issuance of Occupation Permit (OP) while PPR Tanjung Tuang Samarahan comprising 180 units single storey terrace is nearing completion.
“For 2017, Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) has approved a total of 705 houses under the Program Rumah Mesra Rakyat 1Malaysia (RMR1M) in the state. “Out of 705 units, 270 units have been completed while 52 units in Sungai Midin, Petra Jaya have been handed over to the successful participants.
“The construction of the remaining 435 units will be completed by end of 2018,” he said. As for Skim Perumahan Khas Rakyat (SPEKTRA housing), he said that since Apr 2016, the State Planning Authority (SPA) has approved three types of houses under this programme comprising 1,869 units of SPEKTRA Lite (selling price ranging from RM100,000 to RM120,000), 2,865 units of SPEKTRA Medium (selling price ranging from RM135,000 to RM168,000) and 1,921 units SPEKTRA Plus (selling price of RM150,000 to RM198,000).
