118 delayed housing projects completed

A TOTAL of 118 delayed housing projects nationwide have been completed as of April, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

The Deputy Local Government Development Minister said all projects had received certificate of completion and compliance.

“Of the number, 20 of them consisting of 2,749 units were recovered from March 31 until April 30, with gross development value at RM2.722bil,” he said at the Parliament media room.

Akmal said the ministry’s special task force dealing with abandoned or “sick” housing developments have identified 141 delayed projects, 481 sick projects and 112 abandoned projects as of April 30.

So far, the task force has resolved issues for 21 “sick” housing projects with the cooperation of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).

“The meeting with TNB found 44 ‘sick’ housing developments with issues related to the utility company on May 22,” he said.

He added that the ministry would continue to engage with other technical agencies such as the National Water Services Commission and Indah Water Konsortium to discuss related housing projects that were affected by issues involving their respective agencies.

On May 29, Akmal said the number of delayed, “sick” and abandoned private housing projects is expected to increase due to the effects of the movement control order, which saw development projects halted to curb the spread of Covid-19.