Federal territories minister Hannah Yeoh said the newly gazetted sites covered 277,663.90 square metres, equivalent to nearly 40 football fields.

In a Bernama report, Yeoh said the initiative was part of ongoing efforts to safeguard open areas from being repurposed, ensuring they remained protected as permanent public spaces.

“This gazettement means the areas can no longer be arbitrarily converted for other purposes and will remain as public spaces for use by the community, families and future generations,” she said.

“There are still many areas (to be gazetted).

“Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is working with the federal territories’ land and mines office to increase the number of areas gazetted each month,” she said at a press conference.

Yeoh said the move was also part of a long-term strategy to make Kuala Lumpur a more sustainable and resilient city, which also includes measures to address flooding and rising urban temperatures.

She said the public could check the full list of areas gazetted as green and open spaces at the federal territories’ land and mines office’s website.