By Sheeda Fathil
SHAH ALAM, March 8 — The Selangor e-Tanah system, which was developed to improve the quality and efficiency of processes related to land deals, is expected to be in operation no later than August or September this year.
Selangor State Land and Mines Office (PTGS) director Dr Yusri Zakariah said the system is an electronic platform to modernise the administration and management of the state agency.
“A contractor appointed by the federal government is developing the e-Tanah system and the final stage, which includes the testing of the system and its implementation, will be sometime in August or September this year.
“This would be the expected date because we would still require approval from the ministry,” he told a press conference after a town hall session at the Shah Alam Convention Center, here yesterday.
The e-Tanah system is an integrated electronic government (e-Government) project for land administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change. The system aims to accelerate land-related processes and improve the quality of service delivery to the people.
The implementation of the system is to also standardise land administration in the state based on the existing laws in place, in addition to reducing bureaucracy and improving transparency and integrity in land administration.
Meanwhile, Yusri said that PTGS has the authority to seize private-owned land leased to certain parties that utilises it as an illegal waste disposal site.
He said the seizure would be carried out if illegal waste disposal continues at the location despite the authority’s advice and notice to the property.
“This is to stop the reoccurrence of illegal waste dumping sites in several districts, including Gombak, Hulu Langat, Sepang and Kuala Selangor.
“When we receive complaints (of illegal waste dumping sites), the local authorities would take action, in coordination with the district offices. The seizures of lorries and such would usually be done by the local authorities.
“We would check the ownership of the land and if it belongs to the government, then we can act immediately. But if it is private land, we would issue notice 7A of the National Land Code to the landowner to restore the land to its original state. Otherwise, we would seize the land,” he said.
Yusri said the duration of the notice is up to the discretion of the land administrator or district officer but serious cases would take a reasonable period of up to 90 days.
“For as long as the land is not restored or returned to its original state, a daily fine of RM100 will be imposed.
Previously, it was reported that a landowner in Kampung Sri Sentosa, Ijok, near the river banks of Sungai Buloh, had converted the land into an illegal waste disposal site.
