A media briefing held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (May 16) revealed that a developer had been awarded the tender to upgrade the Kampung Bohol flood retention pond. The developer had also received approval to develop the area adjacent to the land reserved for the retention pond.
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00:00Federal Territory's Land and Mines Office told a media briefing on Thursday that a developer
00:07has been awarded the tender to upgrade the Kampung Bohol flood retention pond in Kuala
00:12Lumpur. The developer has also received approval to develop the area adjacent to the land reserved
00:18for the retention pond. The Land and Mines Office said the developer is finalizing details
00:24for the pond upgrade, expected to be completed in a month.
00:54The government has approved the pond upgrade, but we also received an increase of Rp41.7 million
01:02from the land premium payment.
01:05Some people are worried that if the 6 plots are built in the pond, it will add to the traffic problem.
01:12When the government wants to face the development plan, it still has to comply with all the guidelines
01:21from the BKL. It has to do with the traffic assessment and social impact assessment.
01:29Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Dr. Zalihah Mustafa, said the pond upgrade
01:35is needed to address flash floods, while the residential development around the area will
01:40help resolve the housing problems faced by the residents.
01:45The housing we want to build is affordable.
01:49If you look at it now, it won't be worth it.
01:54But we want to provide comfort to the residents of Kuala Lumpur.
02:00Of course, we understand the concerns of the residents, but I think they have to know the
02:06actual facts, and I think from now on, there will be no more floods.
02:16Last month, StarMetro reported that new development plans had emerged at the Kampung Bohol flood
02:23retention pond.
02:24This was nearly a year after the government stopped a similar proposal by the previous
02:29administration to allocate the land to a developer.
02:33On Wednesday, about 200 people gathered at the retention pond to protest the redevelopment
02:38of the area, raising concerns of losing the flood retention pond.