It's thumbs up for MRT project

Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff (left) and dan Pengarah MMC Gamuda Joint Venture, Datuk Azemi Datuk Azmi Mat Nor (kanan) sewaktu sesi penerangan mengenai perkembangan Projek MRD Sungai Buloh-Kajang di UOA Bangsar. with the map of the project. — Picture by Intan Nur Elliana Zakaria

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 6,000 comments have been received from the public regarding the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project.
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd project development division group director Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff said of this, more than 5,000 gave positive feedback, supporting the proposed Sungei Buloh-Kajang MRT project.

"The main concerns include land acquisition from those staying around the project area, supporting facilities such as feeder buses, and alignment and locations of stations."

The public is also concerned about the noise pollution during construction and when the MRT starts operating. Read more ....

Divided opinions over MRT project

People having a closer look at the route map of the proposed Sungai Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit line. — NST picture by Syed Abdullah Syed Nordin

KUALA LUMPUR: About half of respondents agree that the first proposed mass rapid transit line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang will save time, cost and reduce congestion while the other half say it will cause noise, dust and floods. Some of the respondents also wanted to know if they would be resettled. The findings of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report was released yesterday by the Department of Environment.

The survey, by ERE Consulting Group Sdn Bhd, had interviewed 700 residents in the affected areas.

The EIA further reported that 473 lots of land would likely be acquired for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line.

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