KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall plans to introduce a new school concept featuring buildings between 10 and 17 storeys in the city centre to optimise limited land and accommodate the growing population, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Minister said that the concept would not compromise essential educational elements like current facilities.
She mentioned that the proposal would be discussed with the Education Ministry for future implementation.
"This concept is widely used in Australia and is conventionally built with fields and buildings, creating schools with two blocks of 10 to 17 storeys, while maintaining vital elements such as education, sports, and recreation, and making use of rooftop space," she said in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Feb 18).
Dr Zaliha was responding to an additional question from Onn Abu Bakar (PH-Batu Pahat) about developing basic facilities like halls and schools in Kuala Lumpur, given the limited land area.
Additionally, Dr Zaliha has identified 139 land parcels, covering a total of 1,228.95 hectares, for potential redevelopment as part of efforts to provide affordable housing in Kuala Lumpur.
This development will align with the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2040 (PSKL2040) and the Draft Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (DPTKL2040).
To achieve this, the DPTKL2040 introduces Residential Zone 4 (R4) specifically for affordable housing development, including public housing, covering 354.47 hectares.
Affordable housing is also planned in high-density residential zones, commercial zones and mixed-use development zones, covering an additional 253.39 hectares.
She clarified that the potential area is for all types of affordable housing, not just for JWP-Residensi Madani and the Federal Territory Housing Project (RUMAWIP).
The plan is not limited to government land but also includes private-sector participation, in line with approvals and commitments until 2040.
She also added that the government has planned the construction of 80,000 units under the Residensi Madani and RUMAWIP programs between 2018 and 2028.
As of now, 91% of this target has been met, with 72,864 units completed across 101 projects in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan.
