Onus on developer
The Perak Government will retract the development approval for a piece of land in Gunung Cheroh, Ipoh, if the developer fails to resolve the problem faced by 37 squatter families residing there.
State executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman said the approval was given earlier on condition that the developer would also take into account the interest of the squatter families in its development plan.
“However, after approval was granted, the company refused to resolve the squatter problem in the area as required. The land was even sold to another developer.”
“Although the land had been sold, the condition set by the state government is still binding,” she told reporters after handing over the land title offer letters to 58 squatters families in Batu Gajah recently.
It was reported that the families in Gunung Cheroh, some of whom have been living there for 80 years, were issued four eviction notices by the developer before the matter was brought to court.
On March 23, the families got a reprieve from being evicted after the High Court fixed a new hearing date to allow the families to appoint a lawyer to replace M. Kulasegaran, who is also Ipoh Barat MP.
On another matter, Hamidah who is also Sungai Rapat assemblyman, said her constituency was expected to become the first constituency in Perak to achieve zero-squatter status.
She said at present almost 80% of squatters problem in Sungai Rapat had been resolved.
“Currently, there’s only one squatter settlement in Kampung Pasir with about 45 families.
“We expect to give out the land title offer letters to the families before the end of the year. With that, we expect Sungai Rapat to be the first constituency to achieve zero-squatter status,” she said.
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