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Mixed-development project proposal rejected

Friday August 27, 2010


Mixed-development project proposal rejected.

By CHOONG MEK ZHIN

A PROPOSED mixed-development project between Jalan Wangsa 1 in Bukit Antarabangsa and Villa Sri Ukay along the MRR2 has been rejected by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) because it involves Class III and IV slopes.

MPAJ town planning department director Nizam Sahari said the project’s development application was one of those that was frozen after the Bukit Antarabangsa 2008 landslide tragedy.

“The proposal has been rejected and the developer has been advised to resubmit a new application that adheres to the new Selangor Highland and Hillslope Planning and Development Guidelines,” Nizam said.

He advised the developer to develop only the part of the land closer to the MRR2 as it did not have a steep gradient as well as to plan a low-density project.

The back portion of the land where there are Class III and IV slopes was near a site where erosion occurred in 2008 and was now covered with plastic sheets.

Council engineering department director Hasrolnizam Shaari said the slope was a private property.


“The owner has already submitted a design plan for slope-stabilising work and the plan is now with Ikram (Public Works Institute), which is studying it before recommendation,” he said.


He said the Taman Bukit Alam project near the slope had met all requirements and was built on stable soil.

On a separate issue, council president Datuk Mohammad Yacob said residents in Ampang had been complaining about increasing number of rats in three areas namely Taman Dagang, Taman Muda and Taman Putra.

“On our part, we will be organising gotong-royong and a rat-catching programme before everyone balik kampung for the Raya holidays,” he said.

He added that residents could bring the rats caught to the council’s health department during office hours from 8am to 5pm.

“We will pay RM1 for each rat caught. This programme has already been done successfully in the two of the problematic areas, Taman Muda and Taman Putra as well as in Pandan Jaya, Taman Kosas and Taman Permata.”