KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- There has been a reduction in the number of sick, delayed and abandoned projects as a result of the swift and effective actions taken by the Task Force on Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects (TFST), in collaboration with stakeholders.
Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said delayed projects showed the biggest drop of 24 per cent, from 146 to 111 projects, as of Oct 31.
She added that, during the same period, the number of sick projects dropped from 353 to 335, while abandoned projects dropped by two from 107 projects.
Aiman Athirah said that for this year alone, 396 sick and delayed projects had been revived, involving 44,806 houses with a gross development value (GDV) of RM3.75 billion.
"In addition, 11 abandoned projects comprising 2,085 houses valued at RM239 million were also completed, either through rehabilitation or alternative methods, until they obtained the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC),” she told reporters after surveying the Residensi Hektar Gombak project site here today.
She said that since its inception in 2023, the TFST has successfully revived 1,333 private housing projects, involving 159,638 houses with a GDV of RM126.47 billion.
Meanwhile, Aiman Athirah said she has called on developers, contractors and technical agencies to speed up the rehabilitation of Residensi Hektar Gombak, with the target of obtaining the CCC in the first quarter of 2027, before handing over the keys to buyers in the second quarter of that same year.
"I have discussed with the contractors to speed up the project, if possible, by increasing manpower. And, secondly, perhaps to get permission from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to work overtime to achieve the target,” she said.
She added that the ministry will monitor the Residensi Hektar Gombak project, which has achieved 85 per cent progress, every three months to ensure compliance with the rehabilitation schedule.
The 2,400-unit housing project was abandoned in 2018 due to various issues.
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