1 week Ago By T.N. Alagesh
PUTRAJAYA: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has submitted an action plan to repair and rebuild the houses of those affected by the gas pipeline explosion in Putra Heights to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today. The ministry, in a statement, said a special task force consisting of all agencies under the ministry, especially those involved in implementations namely Syarikat Perumahan Nasional Berhad and PR1MA was established last week. "The task force had prepared an action plan to repair and rebuild the affected housing units following the announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The action plan was submitted to the prime minister today. "The cabinet meeting today took serious attention to the Putra Heights fire incident. The ministry's main focus is towards the recovery and reconstruction initiative of the houses affected by the fire," read the statement.
The ministry said an allocation of RM2 million will be given to the Subang Jaya City Council to repair public infrastructure in the affected area. "The National Solid Waste Management Department and Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation will provide full assistance to the Selangor government for cleanup works in the respective area during the gotong royong cleanup activity scheduled at the end of this week," it read. The ministry said various types of assistance have been channeled to the victims, both from the Madani and the Selangor government including cash aid, transit home rental assistance, free car rentals, and others.
On April 1, a massive fire broke out at a Petronas gas pipeline in Putra Heights, resulting widespread destruction after flames shot up into the air. A total of 227 houses and 365 vehicles were damaged in residential areas near the pipeline. Anwar who visited the site on the same day assured that the federal government and national energy company Petronas, along with the Selangor government will repair and rebuild properties damaged by the blaze.
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