LUBOK ANTU: A total of 306 participants of the Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) received land title documents involving 417 lots with a total area of 903 hectares, further strengthening the legal recognition of Native Customary Rights (NCR) land ownership while improving the socioeconomic well-being of rural communities.
The Land Title Handover Ceremony for the SALCRA Sri Aman Regional Development Area was among the key highlights of SALCRA’s 50th Golden Jubilee Celebration.
The ceremony was officiated by Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datuk Len Talif Salleh at the Lubok Antu Palm Oil Mill, Merindun, on Wednesday.
The event, jointly organised by SALCRA and the Sri Aman Division Land and Survey Department (JTS), reflected the government’s continued commitment towards strengthening NCR land ownership rights through a systematic process of surveying, registration and issuance of land titles.
Of the total land titles handed over, 34 lots covering 31 hectares were issued under Section 13 of the Sarawak Land Code to 34 recipients involving 37 registered owners from a longhouse.
Meanwhile, another 383 lots covering 872 hectares were issued under Section 18 of the Sarawak Land Code to 272 recipients involving 300 registered owners from 12 longhouses.
The issuance of these land titles is among SALCRA’s key initiatives to ensure that NCR lands developed under the agency’s development areas receive legal recognition of ownership, while providing participants with greater security over their land rights.
Under the SALCRA Ordinance 1976, the surveying and issuance of land titles are carried out in accordance with the provisions of Section 19(1)(b) to support planned and sustainable land development.
To expedite the process, the SALCRA Surveyors Group was granted recognition by the Sarawak Land and Survey Department in 2020 to conduct cadastral survey works, thereby accelerating the identification, measurement and verification of NCR lands within SALCRA development areas.
Apart from the land title handover ceremony, SALCRA’s Golden Jubilee celebration was also enlivened by the SALCRA 50-Year Outreach Programme Exhibition, which brought together participation from various government agencies, SALCRA subsidiaries and the private sector to promote services, products and development initiatives to participants and the local community.
Various service counters were also provided, including services related to participant development, product marketing, capacity-building training, cooperative registration, agricultural fertiliser, oil palm seedlings and downstream palm oil industry products.
Also present were Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Sarawak who is also Batang Ai Assemblyman Datuk Dr Malcolm Mussen Lamoh, Lubok Antu Member of Parliament Roy Angau Gingkoi, Engkilili Assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa, Sri Aman Division Land and Survey Superintendent Micheakson Nyisin, SALCRA General Manager Datu Joseph Blandoi, and Sri Aman Deputy Resident Frank Lani. -UKASnews
