EIGHT hawker stalls near Kampung Kerinchi were torn down by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers yesterday for failing to move their businesses to another site nearby.
Despite being given several eviction notices by City Hall since September last year, the hawkers still did not move and this prompted the local authority to go ahead with the demolition plan.
All systems go: DBKL officers carrying out the demolition work in Kampung Kerinchi yesterday.A DBKL officer said the hawkers would be shifted to a food court called Medan Selera Dataran Seri Angkasa Jaya, also located in Jalan Kerinchi. The officer also mentioned that four of the stall owners did not have any licences.
Headed by DBKL's enforcement and security department, the operation was also assisted by Tenaga Nasional Bhd, DBKL's mechanical and engineering department and the Brickfields police.
The vacated land will be used to build a public toilet for the food court and for some landscaping works by developer Nakkon Sdn Bhd.
Meanwhile, hawker Rohana Abu Samah whose shop was demolished said she did not receive any eviction notices from the local authority.
Still time: Stall owners trying to salvage their things as the backhoe (background) begins to tear down the stalls.She added she was unprepared when the enforcement officers showed up in trucks and backhoe loaders.
“I asked for the eviction notice but they said it was given out but I did not receive any.
“So I had to quickly remove my things as they carried on with the operation,” said Rohana, who has been operating in Jalan Kerinchi for six years.
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