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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The tearing down of the two surviving Highland Towers blocks has been put back to allow more study of the “structures”, Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin told the Malay Mail yesterday in response to queries.
Zuraida said the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council “was still the examining the structural integrity of the buildings”.
“The re-evaluation study conducted together with the Works Department will take at least another three to four months.
“This is also corroborated by the technical experts involved in the demolition works,” she said in a reply to the news portal.
Zuraida also revealed that the Highland Towers Redevelopment Committee under the purview of her ministry “has convened eight times since its formation on June 27, with the latest meeting having taken place on Nov 30”.
And are plans for the site to be turned into a recreational park still on?
She explained that “any redevelopment plans of Highland Towers will be finalised after a comprehensive safety study has been conducted”.
In August, Zuraida suggested that the site be turned into a park.
It was also reported in September that the redevelopment plan for Highland Towers is supposed to be unveiled this month.
Twenty five years ago just after lunch time today, Block 1 of Highland Towers toppled, claiming the lives of 48 people.
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