The Pines along with other restaurants demolished

THE row of 10 restaurants including The Pines in Brickfields was demolished yesterday to make way for the building of a modern bazaar, which is part of the RM35mil Little India project.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) contractors used two tractors to bring down the 47-year-old structure in less than an hour.

Pines Traders Action Committee chairman Aaron Wan Hay Luen said the committee had met Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk M. Saravanan two weeks ago to discuss their relocation.

All gone: The site after it is demolished.

“We have submitted our particulars to the ministry and have agreed to move to a field in Lorong Chan Ah Tong until the new site is ready,’’ said Aaron.

He said the operators decided to forgo any compensation as the ministry had agreed to provide them a bigger and conducive environment in the new building.

“It’s a sincere gesture from Saravanan and we appreciate his efforts in solving the matter,’’ he added. The restaurant operators had earlier asked for compensation of RM90,000 each to move out.

The restaurants were supposed to have been demolished on Aug 15, but they were given a reprieve until Aug 31 by Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

Source from: The Star Online

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