Mohd Jafni (left) and Muar municipal councillor Tai Chee How (right) during the former’s visit to Taman Unas Permai, a sick housing project, in Muar.
ALL 16 local councils in the state have been tasked with identifying sick housing projects so solutions may be found to revive them.
Johor housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said the state government had so far solved six sick housing projects from last year up to this October.
“All six projects were granted Certificates of Completion and Compliance (CCC), and keys were handed over to the owners.
“We have one more abandoned project in Taman Desa Kempas and we expect to finalise the CCC in November.
“All of these projects, involving 1,073 units, have a property value of more than RM260mil,” he said when contacted.
The rescued projects are Residensi Prima Kota Tinggi, Taman Kota Jaya 2 Kota Tinggi, Taman Saujana Jaya Kulai, Taman Desa Impian Tenggara, Taman Tanjung Puteri Pasir Gudang and Taman Impiana Kulai.
Mohd Jafni said the state government had previously introduced a special committee called the Abandoned Project Monitoring Committee (JPST) to oversee the rescue operations.
“The committee was introduced last year and comprises Johor Housing Development Corporation (PKPJ), 16 local councils and state technical agencies.
“One of the sick projects that the committee identified is Taman Permata Impian Kulai, which has been abandoned for more than 20 years.
“Since the developer could not fulfil its obligation, we advised purchasers to initiate legal action,” he said, highlighting that sick projects were treated differently and handled on a case-by-case basis.
For next year, JPST is expected to rescue another six sick housing projects with total property value of RM682mil, involving 1,776 housing units, he added.
The projects are Taman Desa Tangkak, Taman Sri Unas Permai Muar, Taman Residensi Larkin Indah, Taman Molek Perdana, Taman Impiana Kulai (Phase 2) and Taman Kulai Utama.
On an unrelated matter, Mohd Jafni said the Johor government had allocated RM78mil for monsoon season preparations this year.
The allocation was given to all local councils in Johor earlier this year, to address more than 100 hotspots or flood-prone areas in Johor, he added.
“Some areas require short-term solutions of three to six months, and others require a mid-term approach and mitigation works to be conducted in phases,” he said in reference to flood hotspots.
Mohd Jafni said three local councils, namely Kulai Municipal Council, Iskandar Puteri City Council and Johor Baru City Council, had pooled their allocations of RM6mil to upgrade Sungai Skudai spanning 30km.
“This is part of the Sungai Skudai beautification project and our efforts to remove garbage from the river,” he said.
