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No plans to halt land ownership grants near flood retention ponds, Dewan Rakyat told

Published on 21 Nov 2024 7:30:32 PM

There are no plans to stop land ownership grants to private entities near flood retention ponds in Kuala Lumpur, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Nov 21), the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) stated that developments near these ponds have not contributed to the emergence of new flood hotspots.

Zaliha also revealed that she has instructed Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to conduct an analysis to determine if there is a direct correlation between the issuance of planning permissions and the occurrence of flood hotspots or flash floods in the city.

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