Govt, developers to find middle ground
KUALA LUMPUR: The 74 development projects in Kuala Lumpur that are currently being probed by Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) One Stop Centre will proceed after the government and developers come to a middle ground.
Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said the projects were halted due to non-compliance with the Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020 (KLCP 2020).
“We are handling each and every project on its own merit. There are some projects that received full approvals but we will stop them because they are not in line with the KLCP 2020.
“So, we have got take into consideration the level of approvals these projects have achieved. After that, we will discuss with developers how to proceed, in a kind of compromise,” he told reporters after his visit to the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) yesterday.
Earlier this month, Khalid was reported saying that a total of 102 development projects had been approved under the KLCP 2020 while another 74 were still being probed.
He said the 74 development projects were under investigation to determine if they met or con-
We are handling each and every project on its own merit. There are some projects that received full approvals but we will stop them because they are not in line with the KLCP 2020. Khalid Abdul Samad, Federal Territories Minister
travened the requirements of the newly-gazetted KLCP 2020.
Meanwhile, work on the 7.85hectare BBCC is ongoing with site progress for phase one reaching 25 per cent to date.
Phase one of BBCC will include a retail mall and retail podium, strata office and entertainment hub, two blocks of serviced apartments, and the entire infrastructure works will include three underground vehicular tunnels.
The handover of the first phase is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.
The BBCC project is jointly developed by Eco World Development Group Bhd, UDA Holdings Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund in a 40:40:20 joint-venture. — Bernama