OPERATION TO DEMOLISH UNAPPROVED STRUCTURES PHASE 2/2026 (NO. 1/4)

IPOH, 21 APRIL 2026 – Ipoh City Council (MBI) carried out the Operation to Demolish Unapproved Structures Phase 2/2026 (No. 1/4) today, involving complaints from the Kinta District Health Office (PKD) regarding abandoned structures built on road reserves and farms without permission, which had become a nuisance contributing to Dengue and Chikungunya cases. 

We wish to inform that the implementation of this operation was in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) set, via the issuance of a Demolition Notice under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 (Act 133). As this was serious and urgent case, the notice provided a compliance period of fourteen (14) days to the parties involved. 

The operation involved about 80 personnel with the cooperation of various agencies, including the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Public Works Department Malaysia (JKR) and District Health Office (PKD). 

The demolition operation began at 9.00 am and was completed at around 11.00 am.