Therefore, he said, the government still bears up to RM10 billion for diesel subsidies despite saving RM4 billion a year as a result of the retargeting exercise.

Beliau berkata meskipun berdepan pelbagai cabaran termasuk kekangan kewangan, pihaknya yakin sasaran tersebut mampu dicapai sekali gus menempatkan Selangor pada kedudukan tiga teratas di kejohanan dwitahunan itu.

Menurutnya, sistem Van DRT mengutamakan angkutan penumpang di kawasan hab pengangkutan awam dengan tujuan meningkatkan penggunaan pengangkutan awam yang utama seperti rel dan bas.

At the same time, he said open burning throughout the country was under control and there were no cases of large-scale open burning reported.

“We anticipate this new housing will be able to accommodate over 200 of our children who study here,” he said today.