SACRIFICIAL OFFERING: Nong Chik (left) handing out Aidiladha sacrificial offering at the Ar Rahman Mosque. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: The River of Life project will enter its second phase next year with beautification works costing RM500 million, said Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.
The Irrigation and Drainage Department has been working on the river cleaning phase within the Klang Valley for the past two years, which will be on a continuous basis, he added.
The River of Life project is an Entry Point Project identified in the Greater Kuala Lumpur National Key Economic Area under the government’s Economic Transformation Programme.
It aims to transform the rivers running through the heart of Kuala Lumpur by rehabilitating rivers, beautifying riverbanks and developing the river corridor.
“The RM1 billion project will be started in the vicinity of Masjid Jamek for about 11 kilometers in stages and expected to be completed in four or five years,” he told reporters after the Aidiladha sacrificial offering organised by Lembah Pantai Umno at the Ar Rahman Mosque in Bangsar, here yesterday.
Nong Chik said the government has appointed an American consultant firm renowned in the United States for such projects.
The company was also interested in investing in the Invest KL project and expected to have a presence here this year, he said. — Bernama