By Clara Chooi
The Malaysian Insider
Oct 14, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — DAP MP Tony Pua today demanded that MRT Co issue a blanket decision for all land acquisition matters involving the Klang Valley MRT project, apart from its pledge to leave Jalan Sultan properties untouched.
The Petaling Jaya Utara MP said no surface land should be grabbed to make way for tunnelling work for the multibillion ringgit rail project while underground land should only be acquired strictly to construct MRT stations or its ancillary facilities like air vents and access points.
“No parcel of land should be compulsorily acquired for the purposes of profit generation by the government,” Pua said in a statement here. Continue reading “Promise no surface land grabbed for MRT, Pua tells MRT Co”