Medan Damansara residents up
in arms against project
11/09/2007 The Star
MORE than 20 upset residents gathered to protest against the proposed
construction of 21 bungalows at Medan Damansara recently.
The residents said the development – on the terraced hill behind the
Victoria Station Restaurant – would affect technical ground safety.
They also said the hill was the sole green lung in Bukit Damansara.
“It is important that we have a green lung. This project will ruin the
housing environment and endanger residents as there have been frequent
landslides in our area,” said Medan Damansara residents association chairman
Datuk Seri Dr Abdul Shukur Abdullah.
The land originally belonged to the Syarikat Perumahan Pegawai Kerajaan Sdn
Bhd (SPPK).
“SPPK promised us this place would remain green forever. But, once taken
over by private developers, the story changed,” said Ungku Faiz Ungku Abu
Bakar, a resident at Medan Damansar for more than 20 years.
The development project apparently did not meet the requirements of Kuala
Lumpur City Hall and the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry as the
RM10mil bungalows are on a slope with a 60° slope. .
“We just had a landslide two weeks ago,” said another long-term resident
Randhir Singh.
“All of us have been living here for years. We don't want development to
ruin our housing areas where there are more than 500 houses in this area,”
he said.
Segambut MP Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong was present to show his disagreement with
the proposed project.
“As a wakil rakyat, I am against it. I shall bring the residents association
to discuss this matter with DBKL,” said Dr Tan.
Dr Tan also said the matter had been brought forward since Sept 13, 2004,
and residents have sent another letter last week to DBKL, but this matter
was never sought.
The developer claimed the bungalows will be contemporary and would be
equipped with individual lifts and a swimming pool. |