Durand Farm Housing Project

Housing Minister Dr. Kobby Bomareo handed 87 of those titles to China Steel, one of the six (6) developers of the government’s mega housing project early this month.

The release of the titles signals the construction stage to proceed after years of delay due to slow process of titles and the phase of bringing essential services like water, electricity and sewerage on site.

Minister responsible for National Housing Corporation and Urban Development, John Kaupa, said the spotlight is on the illegal acquisition of the blocks of land in the K17 million National Government sanctioned project at portion 528 of the 302 hectors of land at Durand farm, in the Moresby North-East district.

Last Friday, former Moresby North-East MP and owner of the PNG Resources Corporation Ltd, Labi Amaiu, was arrested and faces fraud-related charges, said Kaupa.

The National Housing Corporation presented an additional K300,000 from Public Investment Program funds to the company for sewerage and main water supply into the housing compound.

A K6 million funding was provided to get infrastructure development underway for the Durand Farm Housing Project.

The K300,000 was allocated to Eda Ranu after K1 million from the funding was made available.

Housing Minister John Kaupa said this time they want to get it right; the housing project stalled because proper measures, including surveying, were not done correctly.