PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Territories ministry will develop 10,000 affordable housing units for youths.
These units, at a price of RM200,000 each, will be built under the “Residensi Prihatin” programme, said Minister Annuar Musa.
He said under this first phase of the programme, 1,000 units will be built in Labuan, 3,000 in Putrajaya, and 6,000 in Kuala Lumpur.
“Construction work is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2021.
“They will be completed in 24 months if the modular technology method is used or 36 months if conventional methods are utilised, he said.
“Although built at the price of affordable homes, there will be no compromise in the quality of construction and amenities,” he said during a media conference after attending a Wilayah Cakna 3.0 donation ceremony here today.
Annuar said five projects in Putrajaya, which were under the Malaysian Civil Servants Housing Programme in Presint 5, 7, 14 and 19, that were cancelled previously, would resume under the “Residensi Prihatin” programme.
Those interested can apply through the Federal Territories ministry website, he added.
Earlier, Annuar presented RM100 “Back to School” vouchers to 1,000 students under the Wilayah Cakna 3.0 initiative during a ceremony today. The initiative will help 26,000 students in the federal territory.
Asked about the repair works on the housing units of the Malaysian Civil Servants Housing Project (PPAM) Meninjau in Presint 11, he said the defects are being rectified by the developer, who will bear the costs.
Annuar, who personally inspected the damage at PPAM Melinjau today, said several hundred of the affected units had already been repaired. Work on another 127 units is pending. They involve damage to the structure and the designs do not meet the required standards.
“The developer is still responsible for repairing the damage to the units because it is still under the defect liability period,” he told reporters after the survey.
The media had previously reported that PPAM Melinjau owners were not satisfied with the condition of the homes, completed three years ago. The owners claimed that the developer had failed to deliver the affordable housing units in perfect condition and according to the construction specifications.
On another matter, Annuar, who is also Barisan Nasional secretary-general, said that Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor’s status as Putrajaya MP would remain unchanged as he had obtained a stay of execution for his sentence.
He was asked to comment about Tengku Adnan’s status after he was found guilty of receiving a RM2 million bribe.
The High Court sentenced Tengku Adnan to 12 months in prison and fined him RM2 million after he was found guilty of receiving a RM2 million bribe from a businessman in 2016.
Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, however, allowed Tengku Adnan’s application to postpone the jail sentence and fine pending the outcome of his appeal.