Highland Towers To Be Demolished By June

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On Dec 11, 1993, one of the three blocks of the Highland Towers Condominium collapsed, killing 48 people.PUTRAJAYA: The Highland Towers Condominium, which has been left neglected for more than 25 years, will be demolished at the latest by June, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin
She said the Highland Towers Re-Development Committee had prepared a report on the structure of the condominium and will decide on the agency which will carry out the demolition works, whether it is the Public Works Department (JKR) or the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council
“The agencies are in the midst of discussions, whether both should be involved or either the MPAJ or JKR should do the job,” she told reporters after the attending the International Women’s Day 2019 celebrations at the ministry level here today
Zuraida said the developers of Highland Towers had also said they would provide RM2 million for the demolition works
Zuraida had previously been quoted as saying Highland Towers would be demolished in October 2018
However, the demolition work had to be postponed to enable the Highland Towers Re-Development Committee, which is chaired by Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary-general Mohammad Mantek, to work with the JKR on a study on the structure of the building
In August last year, Zuraida proposed that the Highland Towers area be re-developed as a recreational park
This was because the structure of the soil in the area was not suitable for housing
On Dec 11, 1993, one of the three blocks of the Highland Towers Condominium in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, collapsed in an incident which took the lives of 48 people. - FMT

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