Land and Survey Department policies and SOPs must remain relevant says State Secretary
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department (JTS) has to review its policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to remain relevant. State Secretary Datuk Sri Abu Bakar Marzuki said there are processes and related matters that are no longer suitable under present conditions. “There are policies set in the 70s that are no longer suitable for […]
Land and Survey department moots 13 innovation projects to assist in field work
KUCHING: A total of 13 projects have been highlighted through the Innovative and Creative Group (KIK) of the state Land and Survey Department (JTS) to improve measurement work on the field. Its director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi revealed that 12 of them were innovation projects on application development based on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) while […]
Land and Survey gets global accolade
KUCHING: Sarawak has achieved international recognition once more when the state Land and Survey Department (JTS) received the Special Achievement in Geographic Information System (GIS) (SAG) Award at the 2022 Esri Consumer Conference in San Diego, California, United States. JTS with their project, Electronic Land and Survey Information System (eLasis) and Mobile Lasis have been […]
Applications for resettlement scheme now open
KUCHING: Applications for the Kampung Gedong Baru Expansion Scheme developed by the Land and Survey Department Sarawak (JTS) open today. The state government has implemented the Resettlement Scheme (SPS) and the Village Expansion Scheme (SPK) project. JTS said the projects provided residential lots which were more comfortable, organised and equipped with various basic amenities such […]
Kpg Sungai Ladong expansion scheme to benefit villagers
SEBUYAU: Kampung Sungai Ladong here will soon be expanded with 29 acres of land to meet the needs of the village folk in the area, said Datuk Julaihi Narawi. The Sebuyau assemblyman added that the village expansion scheme (SPK) was approved with a grant of RM17 million by the state government and the site has […]
New system more efficient in getting NCR land surveyed
MUKAH: Over 780,000 hectares of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land were gazetted in just ten years from 2010 after a more efficient system was put in place. And the Land and Survey department has thus far already surveyed more than one million hectares of such land throughout Sarawak. This is a far cry from the […]
NCR land claimants must cooperate on surveying
MUKAH: The Land and Survey Department has so far successfully conducted a perimeter survey on 1,011,566 hectares of native customary rights (NCR) lands statewide under the new initiative since 2010. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said of the total, 780,203 hectares had been gazetted under the new initiative of the NCR […]
Land for development projects
KUCHING: Land acquisitions by the government are necessary for development of infrastructure and utility projects for the people’s benefit. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan explained that development projects by the government were meant to provide direct benefits to the people to uplift their socio-economic status. “The government does not take land […]
RM400 mln paid out for land acquisition
KUCHING: The state government has paid outRM400 million in compensation for some 1,300 land lots that were acquired for 234 projects in Kuching division in the last five years. Land and Survey Department (JTS) Kuching division superintendent Alfian Bawi said this year alone, 41 land acquisition projects had been carried out with compensation payments amounting […]
Nearly one million hectares of land measured
KUCHING: The Land and Survey Department (JTS) has cumulatively measured a total of 999,853 hectares of land as of Aug 31 despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. This was pointed out by JTS director Abdullah Julaihi who stated that 776,226 hectares of the total had been gazetted under Section 6 of the Sarawak Land Code. […]