BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Brunei is looking at several rural areas to launch small scale housing schemes to reduce population migration, a government minister said on Thursday at the legislative council.
The small scale housing scheme will be constructed in Labi and Sungai Mau situated in the oil rich town 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 centers 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. ■
