Hundreds Forced To Evacuate Their Homes In Kg Sungai Baru By 31 Oct Over Land Acquisition Act
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More than 300 residents of Kampung Sungai Baru will be left homeless if land acquisition for a redevelopment project does not proceed, said federal territories minister Shahidan Kassim in June this year.
“If we cancel the project, then 328 homeowners will be left homeless because their original dwellings are no longer habitable,” said Shahidan at an event.
But what is this all about? Back in 2010, the BN government announced that they wanted to develop Kampung Baru to realise the full potential of the area. An official committee was created and they launched Kampung Baru Redevelopment Master Plan in 2015.
However, as development plans were moving forward, over 70% of the residents rejected the notion because instead of being compensated, they were offered apartment units that were grossly undervalued.
In 2021 Ritzy Gloss Sdn Bhd, one of the developers that was introduced into the…
