urban renewal

Launched with the vision of transforming the polluted rivers of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang into a vibrant city waterfront, KL’s River of Life project was hailed as a beacon of urban renewal. However, according to the latest Auditor-General’s Report, the River of Life project is neither likely to meet its deadline to be completed this year, nor has it met any of its objectives—despite close to RM4 billion already spent on the project. On this episode of episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Ch'ng Gaik Bee @ Dalilah Bee Abdullah, Former Director of DBKL’s Building Control Department.

Launched with the vision of transforming the polluted rivers of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang into a vibrant city waterfront, KL’s River of Life project was hailed as a beacon of urban renewal. However, according to the latest Auditor-General’s Report, the River of Life project is neither likely to meet its deadline to be completed this year, nor has it met any of its objectives—despite close to RM4 billion already spent on the project. On this episode of episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Dr Shuhana Shamsuddin, founder & first President of The Malaysian Urban Design Association PEREKABANDAR, which is a registered NGO championing good urban design practices, with aspirations to reclaim the character of Malaysian cities.

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