This will be followed by system integration work, which is expected to take several months until early next year, he told reporters after inspecting the LRT3 project at the Pasar Jawa Station here today.

Yesterday, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) said as many as six areas recorded a Level 1 hot weather alert.

“Selangor has indeed set a specific target to achieve high-income state status and considering the population size, the encouraging economic development each year and the excellent infrastructure, we believe that goal can be achieved,” he told Bernama in an exclusive interview.

Amirudin yang juga Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) Selangor berkata setakat ini senarai nama calon untuk kedua-dua gabungan itu masih dalam perbincangan dan dijangka dapat diputuskan beberapa hari sebelum tarikh penamaan calon iaitu pada 29 Julai ini.

"Berdasarkan keadaan fasiliti, kemudahan dan sebagainya, Ampang Jaya sebenarnya sudah layak menjadi bandar raya tetapi kita kena pastikan MPAJ mempunyai hasil yang mencukupi atau mampu untuk menguruskan sebuah bandar raya," katanya.