Pahang state government vows no compromise with developers failing to meet housing project specs and deadlines, as over 29,000 units completed.
KUANTAN: The Pahang state government will not compromise with housing developers who fail to complete projects according to required specifications and timelines.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said firm action has been and will continue to be taken against developers facing delays.
“If delays or problems arise, the Pahang Housing and Real Estate Board (LPHP) will call in the developers concerned to obtain explanations and mitigation plans,” he told reporters after officiating at a handover ceremony.
Wan Rosdy said developers often cite natural disasters like floods as reasons for delays.
He stated that the state government will scrutinise follow-up plans to ensure projects are completed regardless of the excuses.
State Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Datuk Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohd Ariff provided completion data.
He said as of December 31 last year, 29,283 housing units had been completed through LPHP, involving development costs of RM2.2 billion.
The overall actual development value reached RM4.9 billion, with a return of value amounting to RM2.7 billion.
This covered various state housing schemes, including 9,057 PR1MA Pahang units valued at RM1.4 billion.
Other completed schemes include 212 Rumah Makmur units and 13,873 Public Low-Cost Housing (PAKR) units.
Also completed were 4,168 Residensi Rakyat Programme (PRR) units and 1,188 Rumah Rakyat Pahang (RRP) units.
Mohammad Fakhruddin added that 384 Rumah Rakyat Al-Sultan Abdullah (Ru’RASA) units were also finished.
The list includes 121 Flood Victims Housing units and 280 units under the Warisan Land Scheme (STW).
