Over 150 making way for ECRL in Gombak get ex-gratia payments

Borhan (centre) handing out ex-gratia contributions to Desa Mukmin residents at Dewan Beringin, Gombak.

SOME 157 heads of households at Desa Mukmin in Gombak, Selangor received ex-gratia payments and moving costs as they will have to relocate to make way for the construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

Selangor housing and culture committee chairman Borhan Aman Shah said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) offered the ex-gratia payments to help ease the occupants’ burden of moving out.