Demolition Of Shoplot At Jalan Sultan Not Related To MRT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The demolition of a building with the mural 'I Love Jalan Sultan' is not connected to the MRT project, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said in a statement today.

MRT Corp Strategic Communications and Public Relations Director, Amir Mahmood Razak said the building at No 49, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur and the car park area next to it were private property.

"All activities carried out on the properties such as the demolition of the building, erection of hoardings and closure of the car park is being carried out by the property owner," he said.

Amir added that while MRT Corp had signed a mutual agreement with the owners to allow the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line tunnel to be build beneath their property, the development taking place now was entirely by the owners.

"The hoardings enclosing that site were different from those used for the MRT project, as all MRT project hoardings had MRT Corp's logo and the hotline number.

"The MRT project does not require the demolition of any privately-owned buildings along Jalan Sultan," he said.

This is in accordance to the undertaking given by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in March this year that there would not be any demolition of old buildings nor acquisition of properties whose owners agreed to co-exist with the MRT project.

-- BERNAMA

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Demolition Of Shoplot At Jalan Sultan Not Related To MRT