BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 21 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei is looking at several rural areas to launch small scale housing schemes, to reduce population migration, a government minister said yesterday, at the legislative council.
The small scale housing scheme will be constructed in Labi and Sungai Mau, situated in the oil rich town of Belait district, and Supon Besar and Lamunin-Menengah, located in the middle Tutong district, Haji Muhammad Juanda, minister of development, said.
The minister said, development in these growth centres is one of the efforts of the Ministry of Development, to ensure that the rural district has planned settlements.
The villagers can also remain in their original districts in the social and family environment and have sufficient basic amenities.
Since its inception in the 1950s, the national housing scheme has made remarkable progress, with the Housing Development Department at the Ministry of Development successfully completing 31,145 houses and land lots by July, 2024, equipped with modern infrastructure.– NNN-ANN
