THE Highland Towers condominium, which has been abandoned for more than 25 years, will be demolished by June, at the latest, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

She said the Highland Towers redevelopment committee had prepared a report on the structure of the condominium and will decide on whether the Public Works Department or Ampang Jaya Municipal Council will carry out the demolition.

“The agencies are in the midst of discussions on whether both should be involved or either the council or department will do the job,” she said after attending the International Women’s Day 2019 celebrations at Seberang Jaya today.

Zuraida said Highland Towers’ developers would also provide RM2 million for the demolition works.

Zuraida had previously said Highland Towers would be demolished in October 2018. 

However, demolition works had to be postponed to enable the committee, chaired by Housing and Local Government Ministry secretary-general Mohammad Mantek, to work with the department on a study of the building’s structure.

In August last year, Zuraida proposed that the Highland Towers area be redeveloped into a recreational park as the soil in the area was not suitable for housing.

On December 11, 1993, one of the three blocks of the Highland Towers condominium in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, collapsed in a tragedy that killed 48 people. – Bernama, March 8, 2019.