19 landowners given 1 week to vacate WCE project site
The Selangor government has ordered 19 owners of plots of land in Kampung Jawa, Klang, to vacate the site in seven days to make way for the construction of a stalled stretch of the West Coast Expressway (WCE).
State housing executive councillor Borhan Aman Shah said this decision was made after negotiations were finalised at a meeting between the residents and related agencies today.
Borhan said the land acquisition process had been legally completed under the Land Acquisition Act 1960 in 2023, Berita Harian reported.
However, the 19 landowners still refused to vacate the site despite 75% of RM9.85 million in compensation having already been paid to them.
“If they still fail to vacate the site, they will be evicted after seven days,” he said, adding that highway concessionaire WCE Sdn Bhd will be allowed to enter the site…
