THE Temerloh Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh) visited the MRT Information Centre, Seri Kembangan on 17 July 2018 to gain knowledge about the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project.

These 39 individuals were led by Yang Dipertua Dato’ Azlan Mohd Yaman.

These visitors were welcomed by Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Director Dato’ Najmuddin Abdullah accompanied by MMC-Gamuda KVMRT (PDP SSP) Sdn Bhd (MMC-Gamuda) Public Relations and Stakeholder Management Head Encik Zamri Hassan.

To begin his presentation, Najmuddin explained the high car usage in Kuala Lumpur. This is because public transportation in the city has a reputation of not being as reliable as using private vehicles.  Most households in the city have also multiple cars due to loans that are easily obtained from banks.

Explanation about the concept of Centralised Labour Quarters in the MRT Project was of high interest to the attendees. They were impressed with MRT Corp’s efforts in ensuring that the welfare of construction workers is being taken care of. CLQ’s are specifically built for them to live in and free transportation to project sites are offered to them.

MRT Corp’s hotline that is specific for the public giving feedback on issues regarding the SSP Line was also mentioned by Najmuddin. Here, he explained that the hotline sometimes acted as a scapegoat for complaints that do not involve the Project. The Project Delivery Partner, MMC-Gamuda that manages the hotline would still try to provide assistance to any particular matter that was previously mentioned by the caller.

Najmuddin also indicated that the usage of Touch N’ Go is highly encouraged when using the MRT service as users of the service will receive a 20% discount when using it.

The visit ended with lunch being served.