Land titles for Tupong residents

The long awaited wish of some 600 people around Tupong to own the land which they are currently squattering on  is finally over as the government would hand them the land title on Jan 22.Among  those who would be receiving the deed are those from Kampung Tanjung, Kampung Sinjan, Kampung Tupong (Hulu, Tengah and Batu) and Kampung Gita (Laut, Baru, Lama and Tengah).
Speaking at a meet-the-people session at Kampung Gita Lama yesterday, Infrastructure Development Assistant Minister Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman said that most of the residents here and other villages in Tupong would be given the deeds to the land that they have been residing at a simple ceremony to be held this Jan 22.
“However, due to some technical mix up, some of the land titles could not be handed out yet as the land were categorised under the wrong section.”
Unable to disclose the number of affected lots, Daud, who is also Tupong assemblyman, added that the process to hand over the land titles would take quite some time as rectification was needed to go through certain process, but insisted that all the land should have been categorised under Section 18.
Further explaining to the people, he stated: “The process of measuring the land would take a while due to existing section and gazette. For example, lands under Section 13 are only for 60 years and its premium and leasing must be paid every year.
“Whereas, lands under Section 18 or ‘in perpetuity grant’ would not have any annual charges as it is considered Bumiputera Rights land. Therefore, I have asked that the land be categorised under Section 18 and the government has given its approval.”
He stressed that the handing over of land ownership shows that the government always put the people’s plight its priority and that it is never the government’s intention to give hardship to the ‘rakyat’.
“It is our responsibility to put the people’s need our priority in line with the 1Malaysia ‘People First, Performance  Now’  slogan.
“This is because the rakyat is our core business and   the people would ensure the government’s success,” he highlighted.
In addition, Daud also refuted claims by the opposition that constantly accused the government of only implementing projects when election is near.
He reminded that development is a continuous process and not only when election comes looming.
Also present were Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof, who is also Petra Jaya MP, and PBB Tupong branch deputy chief Zaidie Suhaili.