The first ‘Mission: Home Possible’ roadshow by the state government at the concourse on Komtar’s Level 3, on 23 Aug 2014

A total of 51,238 people have applied for the low-cost, low medium-cost (LMC) and affordable housing units in Penang to date, said state Town, Country and Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.

Jagdeep said 24,399 people applied for low-cost units, 23,582 for LMC and 3,257 for affordable units.

“The deserving applicants will be selected by the election Process Enhancement Committee (SPEC),” he said at the first ‘Mission: Home Possible’ roadshow by the state government at the concourse on Komtar’s Level 3, on Saturday.

He added that the work on the first phase in Bandar Cassia, Batu Kawan, consisting of 149 LMC units and 371 affordable units already started last year.

“This is the first of 12 affordable housing unit projects in the state. The other projects in Teluk Kumbar, Jalan S.P. Chelliah, Ban- dar Cassia Phase Four and Kam-pung Jawa in Butterworth are expected to start by the end of this year.

“The projects in Jelutong, Pintasan Cecil, the Sandilands foreshore in Jalan C.Y. Choy, Bandar Cassia Phase Seven, Ampang Jajar, Mak Mandin and Bukit Mertajam are expected to start next year. The remaining two projects and other phases in Bandar Cassia will start in 2016,” he said.

Jagdeep said the roadshow would be held on Saturday every two weeks at 13 parliamentary constituencies in Penang.

The public can submit their forms and check their application status at the roadshows.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who launched the event, said the state was committed to increasing public awareness on the housing projects through the roadshows.

Source: StarProperty.my