Putra Heights: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) is undertaking a three-phase approach to rebuild areas affected by the gas pipeline fire incident in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, which occurred on April 1. Minister Nga Kor Ming announced that the site has entered the recovery phase following his recent visit.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Nga detailed the phased plan during a press conference at the KPKT Sentuhan Kasih 3.0 Programme held at the Tapah Road Public Market. He mentioned that a special task force was established immediately after the incident to spearhead recovery efforts. The first phase, focusing on rescue operations, has been completed. The recovery work, marking the second phase, is set to commence this weekend with more than 2,000 personnel from SWCorp, the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), and local authorities (PBT) mobilized for cleanup activities on Saturday and Sunday.
Nga highlighted that the final phase, construction, would pose significant challenges as 219 houses sustained damage, with 81 completely destroyed and in need of urgent repairs. He disclosed having submitted the reconstruction action plan to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim through a special note to the Cabinet. Discussions with the Selangor Menteri Besar and Petronas are expected to facilitate the commencement of construction work soon.
The Minister further indicated that the Prime Minister would announce the final decision on the reconstruction efforts. Nga emphasized the MADANI Government’s commitment to the thorough recovery and rebuilding of the affected areas.
Previously, KPKT had announced that a special task force prepared the action plan for repairs and reconstruction, which was submitted to the Prime Minister for approval. The repair and reconstruction activities are slated to begin once the plan receives the green light.
The Petronas gas pipeline fire, which ignited at approximately 8.10 am on April 1, resulted in flames reaching over 30 metres high, with temperatures rising to 1,000 degrees Celsius. It took nearly eight hours for firefighters to fully extinguish the blaze.