KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) -- A total of 1,501 delayed, sick and abandoned private housing projects have been revived since the establishment of the Task Force on Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects (TFST) in 2023.
Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said the achievement involves 176,687 housing units with a gross development value (GDV) of RM140.87 billion.
Of the total, she said 121 projects have been restored from “sick” to active status, while 1,345 projects have been fully completed and issued Certificates of Completion and Compliance (CCC).
“In addition, 35 previously abandoned projects have been revived either through physical completion or settlements for buyers,” she told reporters after a site visit to the Residensi Hektar Gombak project today.
She said that for the first two months this year, 145 private housing projects were identified as delayed and 309 as “sick”, marking a significant decline from previous periods.
However, 99 projects remain abandoned, with authorities currently assessing the best solutions for each case.
Aiman Athirah said the government is targeting zero new abandoned housing projects by 2030 through targeted interventions by the task force.
She also noted that three states, namely Melaka, Perlis and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, have recorded zero abandoned projects.
“This shows we are on the right track in strengthening the task force and addressing delayed, sick and abandoned housing projects. The ministry will also intensify on-site monitoring to ensure more effective intervention and progress oversight,” she said.
On the Residensi Hektar Gombak project, Aiman Athirah said it is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027, with progress improving by about 20 per cent since her last visit in November.
She attributed earlier delays to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including constraints in building materials and labour.
Aiman Athirah also warned that contractors who repeatedly fail to complete projects will be blacklisted and face further action by the ministry.
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