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Residents,
shops rail at KL's MRT project
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KUALA
LUMPUR - Opposition is mounting against a multibillion-ringgit subway
project in the Klang Valley from those closest to it and who, the
government says, are likely to benefit from it most.
Business traders and residents who will be affected once construction
begins are gearing up with petitions, and have also called for the Mass
Rapid Transit (MRT) project to be scrutinised again.
They claim there have been no proper consultations on the ill-planned
Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, or SBK Line, the first of three major MRT
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environmental impact assessment (EIA), commissioned by the government and
released on Tuesday, surveyed only 675 people on the proposed line,
expected to have a daily ridership of 442,000.
The EIA report acknowledged that thousands of residents who live near the
project will suffer from noise, air and water pollution, as well as
traffic congestion. It also said that businesses in certain areas would
potentially lose customers, especially those that depend on the local
neighbourhood.
Said a 50-year-old boutique owner, who wanted to be known only as Mr
Chang: 'I am worried about my business when they start construction work.
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