School and Prasarana reach consensus over LEP projectPUTRAJAYA, Jan 20 — The LRT Alignment Extension Project (LEP) in Puchong which has been delayed since Octpber 2011, finally got the green light to continue soon after the school, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Castlefield, and Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) reached a consensus.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, who chaired a roundtable meeting between the school and Prasarana for an hour in his office today, said the two parties agreed to respect common interests.
“The school agreed to move to a new site about 800 metres from its present location in Taman Wawasan, Pusat Bandar Puchong, with the construction cost of RM20 million to be fully borne by Prasarana.
“In honour of today’s decision, a memorandum of understanding will be signed between the two parties within a day or two. Subsequently, Prasarana can start the construction work,” he said at a press conference, here, today.
Prasarana chairman Tan Sri Ismail Adam expressed satisfaction with the agreement of the school and parents as the infrastructure development would benefit the people.
Dr Subramaniam, who is also MIC deputy president, expects the new school, equipped with the latest facilities, to be completed in 24 months or before 2017.
Before this, the project was suspended after the school board insisted that it would only allow contractors to enter the school if the school was moved to an area of 2.4 hectares at Lot 433 in Taman Wawasan, Puchong.
The proposed seven-kilometre extension of the Ampang Line, which extends from the Sri Petaling LRT station to the Putra Heights LRT station, involves alignment through the fringes of SJKT Castlefield. — Bernama