Unsafe flats finally being pulled down

Demolition work is ongoing at the Mutiara Rini flats in Bandar Jelutong, Penang, after it was declared unsafe. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THE PENANG government will ensure that only affordable housing units are built on the grounds of a demolished flats in Bandar Jelutong, George Town.

State housing, town, country and local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the Mutiara Ria low-cost flats, on which work had only reached two storeys, was demolished after it was found to be unsafe.