PUTRAJAYA: The stop-work order is issued only for the partially collapsed block of the Taman Desa condominium project as the other building has a different development order, says Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.
“We (issued) the stop-work order for one block because the incident happened at one place. We stop work at the relevant place,” he told reporters after an event in Putrajaya today.
He added that both buildings have different development orders.
Taman Desa residents had said that the stop-work order should apply to both The Address 1 and The Address 2 as they shared the same development order number.
The coalition’s chairman Frank Yeh had said the site of the incident, The Address 2, shared the same development order number as The Address 1, based on the construction sites’ signages.
“If indeed both The Address 1 and 2 have been granted the same development order, why is the stop-work order issued only for The Address 2 and not for The Address 1 as well?,” he had asked.
On the land conversion, Khalid said the land belonged to TNB but was privately owned since 2015 and a development order was issued in 2017.
Because of that, he said, the government was now unable to cancel the 37-storey project despite objections from residents.
He said there were legal implications unless the residents were willing to discuss with DBKL about paying the compensation.
“Those who oppose the project say DBKL has a lot of money. But that’s very difficult for us,” he added.
Khalid said Seputeh MP Teresa Kok had objected to the project in 2017 but it was to no avail as BN was running the country then.
“When we took over, they (BN) had signed (the agreement) and the construction had started,” he added.
Developer Maxim Holdings confirmed on Friday evening that part of the swimming pool on the 6th floor had collapsed – trapping two Bangladeshi workers who were rescued and sent to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment.
A stop-work order was issued to the contractor while Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the condominium’s sales licence would be suspended until investigations were completed.
‘DBKL will be transparent’
City Hall mayor Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan said it was true that the project had been gazetted under the Kuala Lumpur City Plan (KLCP) 2020.
He said the BN government did not engage the residents, causing a lot of dissatisfaction.
Nor Hisham, who was appointed as the DBKL mayor in September 2018, assured residents that public views would be taken into account for Structure Plan 2040.
He said an exhibition would be held in June for people to give their feedback.
“If they are unhappy with any high-rise, they can object,” he said, adding that there would be transparency. - FMT
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