KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will hold a follow-up engagement session tomorrow with traders in Desa Pandan to discuss the delayed infrastructure upgrade project amid concerns by affected businesses.
Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Maimunah Mohd Sharif said the 3 pm meeting will be attended by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa and Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani, who is also the Titiwangsa Member of Parliament (MP).
“We have no issue going to the ground to meet the traders,” she said after accompanying Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo on a visit to the Kuala Lumpur Command and Control Centre (KLCCC) today.
Demolition work for the upgrade, scheduled for July 15, was postponed following disruptions at the site. Last week, Dr Zaliha directed DBKL and the Federal Territories Department to negotiate with the traders and offer suitable relocation options.
Maimunah also denied claims of bias in DBKL’s handling of the project, stressing that all decisions were based on technical assessments, traffic studies and feedback from four rounds of public engagement.
“The road-widening proposal dates back to 2017, following complaints about congestion and narrow lanes. Since then, we’ve studied alternatives and revised the plan based on residents’ input,” she said.
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