Filepic of Jagdeep Singh (wearing tie) with his special assistant Daniel Gooi (right) and residentslooking at the repainted Taman Free School flats in July 2013. — Photo: GEORGE CHEAH/The Star
OLD buildings especially flat blocks which are not economically viable to retain will be demolished and new ones rebuilt in its place.
Penang Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state had spent a lot of money to maintain old buildings such as the Rifle Range flat blocks which cost RM10.2mil to maintain from 2008 to 2015.
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