SHAH ALAM: Construction of the Harmoni MADANI People’s Residency Programme (PRR) in Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor, is set to begin early next year and is expected to be completed within two years, the Selangor state legislative assembly was told today.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, State Housing and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Borhan Aman Shah announced that planning approval for the 245 housing units was granted by the Kuala Selangor Municipal Council (MPKS) on October 28. This approval is contingent upon the compliance with conditions set for the implementing agency, Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia (PR1MA), which will soon submit its building plan approval application.
The Harmoni MADANI PRR project is designed to include 245 single-storey terrace houses, each featuring three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a proposed lot size of 20 feet by 60 feet. However, the finalised housing design will await building plan approval from MPKS. The units, each priced at RM45,000, will be offered to verified former planta
tion workers.
The project was discussed in response to a question from Pang Sock Tao (PH-Kuala Kubu Bharu) concerning the status of the 245 PRR units allocated for plantation workers from five estates in Bestari Jaya: Ladang Minyak, Ladang Sungai Tinggi, Ladang Mary, Ladang Nigel Gardner, and Ladang Bukit Tagar.
Borhan further revealed that the project was jointly agreed upon by the Selangor and Federal governments through the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), with an overall development cost of RM75 million. This funding comprises RM40 million from KPKT and RM35 million from the Selangor government, following the 13th Selangor State Executive Council (MMKN) meeting held on May 10, 2024, which provisionally approved the housing solution proposal for former workers of Berjaya City estates.
KPKT Minister Nga Kor Ming had previously announced on May 3 that the housing issues affecting 245 families from five estates in Bestari Jaya would soon be resolved. These families had long faced housing ch
allenges after being evicted without proper homes. The project’s construction was confirmed by Nga three days later, aiming to address the housing problems faced by the rubber estate settlers. The development will take place on an 8.09-hectare plot at Lot 25, Ladang Sungai Tinggi, in collaboration with the Selangor government and Berjaya Corporation Berhad, which is providing the land free of charge.