WHETHER the proposed 17-storey condominium project at Jalan Medang Kapas, Bukit Bandaraya, takes off or not will depend on a report by the Public Works Institute of Malaysia (Ikram).

The study by Ikram is ongoing and a preliminary report is expected to be out some time next month. Kuala Lumpur City Hall has admitted that it gave the project its approval with the issuance of a development order on June 2 last year.

A statement by City Hall’s corporate communications unit last Friday said that this was done after taking into consideration:

SEVERAL residents’ associations have voiced their concern over the proposed condominium project at Jalan Medang Kapas in Bukit Bandaraya.

Coalition of Bukit Antarabangsa RAs (Cobara) spokesman Dr Mohd Rafick Khan said Kuala Lumpur City Hall, aside from guaranteeing the safety of the residents there, must also guarantee the safety of residents who will be living in the area in the future.

“It is also not economically feasible for the local authority, which will have to bear the maintenance cost for the slope once the development is completed,” he said.