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KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad yesterday “defended” the proposed “scaled down” Taman Rimba Kiara development after criticism from Segambut lawmaker Hannah Yeoh, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
Yeoh claimed that the latest plan was “no different than the original project promoted by his predecessor”.
“How can she say it is insignificant?” asked Khalid while talking to the news portal.
“Even the cost of the ECRL was slashed by over 30%,” he added.
The FT minister earlier announced that the scaled down plan would involve the project sitting on 3.2ha of land instead of the previous 4.9ha.
There would also be just four condominium blocks instead of eight, while the height of the buildings would be slashed from 50 storeys to 45. The new plans also call for 50% less units
“So what more could you ask for? We need to be reasonable.”
Khalid also told the news portal that he “disagreed with Yeoh’s claim that longhouse residents would be separated from the other more affluent neighbourhoods”.
He said the affordable units will have a “very low” density of between 450 and 500 people on a two- acre plot.
Khalid however said he had no problem with Yeoh’s “criticism” as she was speaking on behalf of her constituents in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.
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