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Ampang community and council ensure slopes monitored

Ampang community and council ensure slopes monitored

By CHOONG MEK ZHIN
mekzhin@thestar.com.my

AMPANG has come a long way since its last major landslide in 2008 and this year the residents and the local authority are playing important roles in slope mitigation and increasing awareness on the problem.

At the forefront of creating awareness on slope mitigation is the Coalition of Bukit Antarabangsa Residents’ Association (CoBARA).

The association’s SlopeWatch programme consists of a small group of people who work towards ensuring the hills are monitored and maintained.

Programme chairman Razak Baharom said they had engaged the community since the programme’s inception and worked out a system with the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) on reporting slope problems.

“This has resulted in a more efficient way of handling such incidences,” he said.

According to him, the preventive action taken by the MPAJ has helped prevent landslides.

Programme director Eriko Motoyama said in the aftermath of the landslide, residents tended to be anxious over anything they perceived as slope problems.

“Many tended to believe landslides happen out of the blue but there are many signs before one happens where preventive action can be taken,” she said.

Safe: Though it is now covered in grass and nicely terraced, this slope is a stark reminder to many of the 2008 Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy that eventually cost RM70mil to repair.

While Bukit Antarabangsa residents are learning to cope with living in a high-risk area and are becoming increasingly aware of their responsibility in slope maintenance, those living in other parts of Ampang are still struggling with the problem.

Some, like those living in Kampung Bukit Sungai Puteh, have been known to continue living in their houses despite a landslip behind their homes.

“When we receive reports of any slope incident including those on private land, we take immediate action by installing tarpauline sheets on the exposed soil to prevent more water seeping into the ground,” said MPAJ president Datuk Mohammad Yacob, adding the council monitored about 600 slopes in Ampang.

He said when a landslide occurred on private land, the council would send a notice to the owner for rectification work.

On MPAJ’s part, they have also organised two talks this year for those living in strata-titled units and included a session where MPAJ’s slope division head Zafrul Fazry Mohd Fauzi would educate them on slope issues.

The council has also distributed booklets called Guidelines on Slope Maintenance for Public with basic information on slope maintenance to the residents.

Mohammad said they had a Disaster Control Room with teams on standby for emergencies such as landslides, soil erosion, flash floods and even fallen trees.

“Whenever the rainy season approaches, we have three teams on standby. During other times we only have one,” he said of the room that was established in 2007.

Even developers are starting to play a more responsible role in slope-mitigation and one such work that took place this year was along Jalan Wangsa 1 in Bukit Antarabangsa where a landslide occurred 12 years ago, cutting off access for thousands living there.

A spokesman of the landowner and developer, Superview Development Sdn Bhd, said the work was a result of a notice sent by MPAJ three years ago.

“We hired a geotechnical expert to study the slope’s water content and type of soil before coming up with the best design possible to strengthen the slope,” he said.

The project was completed recently and the developer has reassured residents that they have no further plans to develop the slope.

SUKE project will only increase traffic congestion, say Ampang residents

SUKE project will only increase traffic congestion, say Ampang residents

By MUHD BASYAR MUSTAPHA
basyar@thestar.com.my

MOST Ampang Jaya residents who attended the public briefing of Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) recently disapproved the proposed project.

The briefing was held by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) and the project’s concessionaire company, Projek Lintasan Kota Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) at the MPAJ office.

Almost 350 residents mainly from Ampang Jaya, where the proposed elevated highway will pass through, attended the briefing.

The meeting became heated during the question-and-answer session as many residents were eager to ask questions and voice their concerns.

Checking out: Members of the public who attended the public briefing taking a closer look at maps showing the alignment of the highway.

Bukit Antarabangsa resident Dr Mohd Rafiq Abdul Rahman said what was presented by the panel was mainly a commercial briefing, not a detailed description of the project.

“Our experience with the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) is already awful due to its bad planning so we are not keen on another highway project.

“What the residents want now is a thorough and detailed presentation and the impact before and after the project is completed,” said Dr Mohd Rafiq.

Another Ampang Jaya resident, known only as Yap, said the project would not improve the traffic situation but would only make the MRR2 more congested.

“It is also contradicting the KL master plan draft which is to disperse traffic in the city centre,” he said.

Veronica from Taman HillView said she and her neighbours shared the same concerns over their safety as a few incidents had happened during another road project.

“A chunk of cement fell from an elevated road into my house compound. With this mega project, I don’t know what may happen next.

“We hope Prolintas will give priority to residents’ safety rather than how to cut cost if the project is carried out,” she said.

Prolintas group chief executive Zainuddin A. Kadir said all the concerns and suggestions raised would be taken into consideration.

“We have done research and the alignment of the highway, has been chosen for least impact on the environment.

“Even though many who came were opposing the highway, there were also some who could see its benefits,” said Zainudin.

MPAJ deputy president Abdul Hamid Hussain said the proposal had been presented at state level but had not been finalised by the state and Prolintas yet.

“The project is still in the proposal stage and we want to hear the public views and concerns.

Prolintas will hold meetings with residents’ representatives in other areas where the SUKE will pass through.

The 31.8km elevated expressway will link major highways in the eastern Klang Valley, including the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), Besraya, KL-Seremban Highway, Cheras-Kajang Highway, Kesas and MRR2.

SUKE will start in Sri Petaling before passing through Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras-Kajang, Taman Bukit Permai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai Jaya, Taman Dagang Permai, Taman Kosas, Ampang and Taman Hillview and exit at Ulu Kelang.

There will be 14 interchanges at Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi, Alam Damai, Cheras-Kajang, Taman Bukit Teratai, Taman Putra, Taman Permai, Taman Dagang, Ampang, Taman Hillview and Ulu Kelang.

Three toll plazas will be built along the expressway at Pekan Ampang, Alam Damai and between Taman Bukit Permai 2 and Taman Bukit Segar Jaya.

CF relief after a decade wait

CF relief after a decade wait

By PRIYA MENON
priya@thestar.com.my
Photo by KAMARUL ARIFFIN

FINALLY after waiting for 10 years, buyers of low-cost flats in Taman Ukay Indah Sungai Sering, Ampang, received their certificate of fitness (CF) recently.

They were issued the CF at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) hall in Taman Keramat by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.

The project to build two blocks of 15-storey flats on 2.2ha of former forest reserve land was launched to relocate squatters in Hulu Kelang.

Happy owners: Khalid looking at grant document for Taman Ukay Indah Sungai Sering after giving away the grants.

The state executive council had granted the application to change the land to residential for the squatters relocation project in 2000.

The project was scheduled to be completed by 2006 but due to financial and technical difficulties it could only be completed at the beginning of 2011.

However, the certificate of fitness could not be issued earlier due to the lack of the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) by Syabas. To ensure the problem was resolved the Selangor government had agreed to pay RM2.5mil to ensure the system could be installed to supply water to all 660 flats.

Selangor Housing and Land Board executive director Datin Paduka Alinah Ahmad said MPAJ also had to fork out an additional RM16mil for the rent of the 270 squatters due to the delay in the project.

“Each home was given RM400 rent from 2006 to 2012,” he said.

Khalid said so far they had managed to help about 10,000 buyers of abandoned projects,

“So far they have managed to revive the abandoned projects in Bukit Botak and Puncak Perdana,” he said.

He added that local councils had to monitor the project from the beginning to ensure the water supply problem did not crop up at the last moment.

Khalid said the state government was looking at reviving all abandoned projects and ensure that no future developments faced the same problem.

“We believe that prevention is better so I have asked the planning department to be more vigilant to ensure the problems do not recur. We also have to reduce the privatisation of government land because of such problems,” he added.

Khalid also said there were many other projects that were being handled by State Housing, Building Maintenance and Squatters Committee chairman Iskandar Abdul Samad, including the infamous Kampung Berembang.

House buyer Mohmad Fadzil Mat Yamin, 70, was elated to finally be able to move into his home soon. He was afraid that they would not be able to see the project completed.

“Many house buyers have died before they could move in their own home. My wife and I are glad after all these years we are still around to see our home,” he added.

MPAJ imposes RM200 compound for late licence renewals

MPAJ imposes RM200 compound for late licence renewals

47 contractors in Ampang Jaya make the cut

47 contractors in Ampang Jaya make the cut

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
fazleena@thestar.com.my

A total of 47 contractors have been chosen for cleaning work in Ampang Jaya next month.

Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) president Datuk Mohammad Yacob said each area would have one contractor for cleaning and solid waste collection.

“We received about 1,300 applications through open tender and still need one more contractor as we have 48 areas.

“For the solid waste collection, we have received 1,290 applications for 36 areas. The closing date for the tenders was Jan 26.

New management: Garbage collection and cleaning services which were previously handled by Alam Flora have now been taken over by the local authorities.

“Previously, we have 36 areas for cleaning and 28 for solid waste collection.

“From what we have seen since the new system was imposed, the services have improved as there are fewer complaints,” he told the fullboard meeting yesterday.

Mohammad said the contracts were for three years and renewal for another two years but if they failed to comply with standards, the council could terminate their agreement.

MPAJ has seven back-up contractors in case of termination of contract.

It was mentioned in the meeting that five Cambodian families living in the MPAJ council homes will have to move out due to misuse of the premises.

MPAJ had given homes to 20 Cambodian refugee families for about three years under humanitarian grounds through a non-governmental organisation’s application.

“The council homes are to be used as transit shelters only. We had given these people the homes out of compassion.

“But some of them do not pay rent and sub-let it to others. We have identified the people and given them notice to move out. We have to do this because in case disaster strikes, we will need to use the council homes,” he said.

Mohammad added there were 60 council homes in Lembah Jaya.

KONTRAKTOR BARU BERKUATKUASA @ 1HB MARCH 2012.

SALAM SEJAHTERA.


Berkuatkuasa 1hb March 2012, syarikat baru telah dilantik untuk menguruskan pembersihan kawasan (PB)dan kutipan sisa pepejal (SP). Oleh yang demikian, sebarang kesulitan amatlah dikesali,


Tuan /puan bolehlah mengadu terus kepada JKP ZON 5 ditalian 03-4161-1489 atau email "aduanrakyatzon5@gmail.com" atau terus ke MPAJ ditalian 1800-22-8100.


Kawasan ZON 5 adalah terdiri daripada taman-taman dibawah ini :

• TAMAN KELAB UKAY
• TAMAN BUKIT MULIA
• TAMAN RIVERDALE PARK
• TAMAN WANGSA UKAY
• TAMAN BUKIT JAYA
• TAMAN BUKIT UTAMA
• TAMAN BUKIT MEWAH
• TAMAN BUKIT ANTARABANGSA
• TAMAN ANDAMAN UKAY
• VILLA RIA
• PUNCAK ATHENAEUM
• VILLA DUTA
• IMPIAN SELATAN
• SINARAN UKAY
• KYOTO GARDEN
• WANGSA HEIGHT
• TAMAN OAKLEAF
• OAKLEAF KONDO
• TAMAN PUNCAK UTAMA

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