WORK is underway to upgrade public housing schemes in Kuala Lumpur under a RM300mil allocation from the Federal Government.
Mayor Datuk Seri Fadhlun Mak Ujud said the initiative covered all 51 public housing (PA) and people’s housing programmes (PPR) under Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
He said road resurfacing have been carried out at seven schemes in the capital with two ongoing.
“The allocation under Budget 2026 is for DBKL to undertake maintenance and upgrading works at PPR and PA this year,” he said after visiting PA Hang Tuah in Pudu to check on the completed resurfacing works yesterday.
Besides PA Hang Tuah, completed road resurfacing projects include at PA Seri Perlis 1 as well as PPR Beringin, Wahyu and Gombak Setia, with ongoing works at PPR Sungai Bonus and Seri Malaysia.
Fadhlun said other than bad road conditions, DBKL had received many complaints related to faulty lifts and damaged water tanks at such schemes.
He was accompanied by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh and Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun.
On a related matter, Yeoh urged PA and PPR residents with arrears to settle their outstanding amounts.
She said DBKL accumulated more than RM40mil in rental arrears and RM17mil in unpaid water bills.
“We need to be fair to the long list of applicants who are still waiting for PPR and PA units.
“Those facing difficulties are welcome to discuss payment settlement with DBKL,” she said.
Separately, Yeoh said she had asked for more funds to undertake road repairs in the capital.
She noted that unlike other states, which received substantial annual allocations from Malaysia Road Record Information System (Marris), DBKL had only received RM33mil directly from the Federal Government.
“This is not enough as more than one million vehicles enter the city daily, putting immense stress on its roads,” Yeoh said.
