The Federal Territories Ministry, through Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), is allocating RM100 million to repaint people's (PPR) and public housing (PA) projects in the federal capital.

Its minister, Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, said the building beautification project, involving 33 PPR and 37 PA schemes, as well as low-cost houses, would begin on May 1.

"Besides engaging contractors, we will also use various other approaches, like through the volunteer programme, etc, to save cost.

"We also plan to to paint murals on the walls of the first two floors of each block to exhibit a difference in the PPR and PA buildings," Tengku Adnan told reporters after opening a carnival and community sport programme at the Seri Johor PA Bandar Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur today.

In another development, he said the ministry would also set up a mini-market at all PPR and PA that would offer goods and reasonable prices to help ease the financial burden of the people there.

"It (mini-market programme) will be another brand from the ministry, to be known as 'My Mini Mart Wilayah Persekutuan' and for that purpose, we will utilise the parking area," he added.

He said the plan would also involve the setting up of food courts at the PPRs and PAs concerned to provide a place for street hawkers to sell their wares.

"The government is aware poverty in the urban area is more obvious, compared with the rural areas, so traders should not take advantage by selling goods at unreasonable prices," Tengku Adnan added.

- Bernama