: A proposal is being considered for plantation companies whose land leases with the government have expired to return 20 percent of the leased land to the state government if they wish to renew the lease.
As chairman of the MEB Steering Committee, Ahmad Zahid said the proposal is part of the government’s effort to ensure that the returned land benefits the people. “This 20 percent will be returned to the state government, which can then develop it for the benefit of the people,“ he told reporters after attending the groundbreaking ceremony for a road upgrading project from Parit 1 to Parit 10 in Kampung Sungai Pergam here today.
The project involves upgrading a four-kilometre stretch of road and constructing a new 2.5 km road, which will connect the main road in Kampung Sungai Pergam to the Federal Road FT69. The project is expected to be completed by 2028.