Kuching: A total of 82 projects under the Resettlement Scheme (SPS) and Village Expansion Scheme (SPK) have been approved as of April 30 under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) and the People's Project, said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He announced that the overall project will provide a total of 7,932 housing lots with an estimated cost of RM1.5 billion.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Awang Tengah, who is also the Second Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development, stated that 25 of these projects have been completed. The implementation of the remaining 57 projects will continue until the end of the 12MP and into the 13MP. Awang Tengah made these remarks while winding up on behalf of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development at the State Assembly.

Since 2018, infrastructure development for the scheme has been executed with new specifications involving the construction of paved roads, concrete drains, and water and electricity supply reticulation systems. These developments involve an average cost of RM150,000 per lot. Awang Tengah emphasized that the government, considering the welfare of the people, has set the land premium payment at no more than RM2,500, which can be paid in annual installments over a period of up to 10 years.