DBKL to redevelop old flats for city folk

KUALA LUMPUR: Redeveloping old flats is one of the measures taken by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to provide 50,000 affordable homes in the city.

DBKL had so far approved about 25,000 affordable homes and work is in progress to achieve the target, its mayor Datuk Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz told Bernama in a recent interview.

Mhd Amin, who was appointed to the post on July 18, said his other objective was to strengthen DBKL and improve its delivery system by restructuring the organisation early this month.

“I will use my 37 years’ experience serving DBKL to provide the best for Kuala Lumpur with the cooperation of the city folks,” he said, adding he would also focus on maintenance of public facilities.

As KL is a densely populated and a developed city, he said DBKL is, among local government authorities, the highest with complaints and he gave an assurance that efforts would be made to resolve all problems forwarded by city folks.

He is determined to make Kuala Lumpur a cheerful city where various recreational and sports programmes could be organised.

Mhd Amin will also focus on addressing issues on foreign citizens, imitation goods, vice and gambling in the city by working closely with the relevant agencies.

On the RM4 billion allocation for the city’s five-year development, he said it would be used to provide the best basic facilities for city folks.