Overview of departments responsible for managing KL

Planning for the fast developing capital city of Kuala Lumpur is no mean feat and is being undertaken by five departments in DBKL.

MANAGING a city requires a plan and in a large one like Kuala Lumpur (KL), also the capital of Malaysia, it can get quite complicated and very detailed.

This week’s Know Your Council column takes a look at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) departments, staffed by some 600 to 700 people, undertaking this mammoth task.