GEORGE TOWN, Jun 22 – State exco member for Local Government, Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow present in the ground breaking ceremony for upgrading back lanes from Jalan Magazine to Jalan Gurdwara here toay. He said it would be a transformed from the present state to a passable way to the public and the residents in the area soon.
“Back lanes in George Town has been abandoned, ignored and neglected by the people and the residents themselves as it was considered as dirty and unsafe, but now the MBPP under its programme will upgrade the area into a safe and greenery path for the people to use,” he said.
He said this during the ground breaking for the 870sq m long Jalan Magazine-Jalan Gurdwara stretch upgrading project on June 22. Also present was MBPP president Datuk Patahiyah Ismail and M-Summit Global Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Albert Moh. He said M-Summit will bear the cost of RM950,000, the pilot project will be completed in two months that is in September, which will benefit the traders, residents and the public.
He said the project would be extended to other ares as numerous back lanes in the city, especially in the Unesco World Heritage Site including the Little India area where the areas needed to be upgraded. Patahiyah in her address the programme was launched early this year and it was aimed to create a conducive environment in the back lanes.
She said a study was conducted and dialogue with the residents of George Town held on February 20, to obtain the feedback, proposals and suggestions from the residents in relation with the Back Lane Upgrading programme. She said she hope that the project would help to bring a cleaner, safer and greenery back lanes in the city, especially for the pedestrians and cyclists.
