BY STUART MICHAEL
The project site in Kampung Koskan Tambahan, Sungai Choh in Rawang is now covered in tall grass and shrubs after being abandoned for 17 years.
AS THE abandoned project in Kampung Koskan Tambahan, Sungai Choh in Rawang reaches its 17th year, it looks like the 43 affected housebuyers will finally see some progress on the development.
A developer has stepped forward to build the basic infrastructure for the project, which involved the construction of 43 single-storey bungalows.
Grandmas Development Sdn Bhd sent in its proposal to Rawang assemblyman Gan Pei Nei and State Housing, Building, Management and Urban Living Committee chairman Datuk Iskandar Samad.
Its director Datuk Seri Lee Beng Tiong said almost 85% of the housebuyers had signed an agreement with his company to build the infrastructure.
He added that the infrastructure, which cost RM3.2mil, included road surfacing, drainage systems, water supply piping works, street lighting, electricity supply connections, a monsoon drain, a retention pond and construction of a retaining wall.
He said work on the infrastructure would take nine months to complete and included handing over to Hulu Selangor District Council, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd.
“Upon completion, the housebuyers can complete the construction of their properties at their own pace,” he said at his office in Paragon Utama in Selayang.
“The houses are 85% completed and some with only basic structures are in a dilapidated condition.
“The housebuyers would then have their house titles and have the option to sell the properties,’’ he added.
StarMetro reported on Sept 16, 2014, that about RM30,000 to RM75,000 would be needed to complete each unit depending on the condition of the house.
Gan said when the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) came out with the proposal for housebuyers then, the housebuyers did not agree with the proposal and PKNS subsequently withdrew its plan.
“Last year, Grandmas Development Sdn Bhd came up with a proposal and most of the housebuyers agreed to it.
“By the end of this month, we will hold a meeting with the developer, Iskandar and housebuyers, added Gan, who had numerous meetings with the housebuyers since 2014 in an attempt to resolve the issue.
After the meeting, he said, a recommendation would be made to the state about funding the infrastructure.
Kampung Koskan Tambahan Expansion Project Housebuyers Action Committee secretary Jeyaseelan Anthony, 52, said the majority of housebuyers were still paying off the bank loans for the houses.
“Our aim is for the state to resolve this issue and give us proper infrastructure so that we could move on and strike this housing project from the list of abandoned projects.
“Many of the housebuyers are in their 50s, 60s and 70s, so it would be advisable for the state to consider the proposal and go ahead with it,” he said.
K. Patmanathan, 66, who wanted to live in one of the houses after his retirement, hoped someday, his grandchildren would be able to enjoy it.
“Some housebuyers are still servicing loans and paying rental.
“As a developed state, the state government should rescue this project as the project’s previous contractor was nominated by the state.
“I am not talking about this housing project alone but other abandoned projects as well throughout Selangor,” he said.
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