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nyak35 badan b~ankera-jaan (NGO),b(lw$ G~QllllganPertubuhan-Pertubuhan Ser-dang bimbang deIlgan kualitihidup masyarakat di kawa-saliini ,dan S~nlang Yangdidakwasemakin merosotdengan pencemaran udaradan sampah.

Keadaan dua kawasan itudidakwa bertambqh teruk,selepas kerajaan Selangorditerajui pakatan ,pe~Qan.gkang sejak ctuatMl1ll113,luterutama selepas pelbagaim(lsalah dibangkitkap. pen-duduk gagal diselesaikanat;ru masalah baru yap.g

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Datuk Yap Pian Hon, oorka.14 lapanisll berkaitanalamsekitar, keoorsihan danperk-hidmatan asas sudah disera-hkan kepada Majlis Perban-daran SubarJ.gJaya (MPSJ)melalui Yang Dipertuanya,Datuk Adnan Md Ikshanuntllk tindakanlanjut.

Katanya, an14ra masalahialah tapak kosong yangItidak terurus di Seri Kem-

bangap. yap.gpenuh d~ngap.semak samun, sampah, sisa-si,sabmaant@padij;;iga dan Idibersihkan hingga men-jejaskan persekitaran dankesihatan penduduk.

"Kawasan ta~ lapangitujugftm~njaditempat pemQia-kan ular, nyamuk, tikus danserangg;;il:;linyap.g meng1.1U-1dang pelbagaijenis jangkitanyang m!iJnyebabkap. pendu-duk semakin rimas.

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dicerowh masuk unWk:(ljja-dik@ t~mpatperniagaandankiJ,@g k~ciJ"hingg(:j,mel1je- iljaskan persekitarannYa danm~jlldkan rasa.tidak puashatipenduduk," katanya.

Katanya, terdapat sese-'tengahrumqh dan kedai dilkawasanSeri Kembangan

dijadikan pusat menglllllpul IIsampah;;itau bararigterpakaiyangm(!rJ.gUlldangb1.1Sukdantidak selesakepada kawasanperumahan berhampiran.

"Pelik keadaan samp;;ihdan sisa-sisa buangan yang Ibertimbun di Pusat KitarSemula ini seperti dan terle-tak di tengah-tengqh kawa-san pei'Umahan dijalank;ultanpa mengikut peraturantertentu," katanya.

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SUBANG JAYA: The SubangJaya Municipal Council (MP-SJ) is considering getting theprivate sector to fund the pub-lic infrastructure projects ifthe Public \'\\)rks Department(PWD) is facing budget con-straints.

One such project is the pro-posed pedestrian bridge atPersiaran Kewajipan whichprogress has been stalledsince 2004.

MPSJ councillor TheresaRatnam Thong said the coun-cil had been getting otTersfrom companies in the privatesector to resume work on theRM1 million pedestrianbridge but the council hadturned down the offers as theproject was supposed to becompleted by PWD when theSubang-Kelanalinkwas com-pleted last year.

"We are still getting offersfrom corporate groups whopronllse to fund the pedes-trian bridge if they were al-lowed te pu~ npadvertise-ments on the pedestrianbridge panel," she said.

She said this time, the coun-cil was seriously consideringthe offers.

Theresa said a meeting washeld between MPSJ and the\'\\)rks Ministry on April 29which discussed the develop-ment of the pedestrian bridgeand other PWD projects in themunicipality.

"The ministry representa-tive requested for a month tolook into the PWD projectshere and to come out with astatns report, which shouldbe ready by next week, " shesaid. .

Theresa said the councilwill .fix another meeting withthe Works Ministry officials.

Subang Jaya assemblymanHannab Yeoh said a letterconcerning the pedestrianbridge issue was sent to thePrime Minister's office.

I! asked for tbe Prime Mill-ister's attention on-the devel-opment

Yeoh,who met MPSJ andPWD representatives in Au-gust, was shocked (0 fmd out.that PWD was scrapping thepedestrian bridge- projectwithoUtan:explanation.

PWD had conveyed its

agreement te build the bridgein a letter te the council' inFebrnary during the con-struction of the Subang-Ke-lanalink.

"The pedestrian bridgeshould be part of the devel-opment of the highway.

"It is dangerous for the res-idents to cross the eight-lanehighway, especially duringpeak hours," she said.

The pedestrian bridge wasto be built in front of 111eSub-ang Jaya Buddhist Associa-tion (SJBA) and the SS14 shoplots area on the opposite sideof the road.

Devotees visiting the SJBAand Sri Vartharaja PerunlalHindu temple next door, es-pecialiy the old folk and dis-abled, will benefit from thepedestrian bridge.

The council intends to

equip the pedestrian bridgewith. disabled-friendly fea-tures like wheelchair lifts.

Yeoh said MPSJ will also beproviding 100 public car parklots at the back of the housesof worship.

"MPSJ is clearing the backroad and will be painting theparking lols soon," she said.

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PETALING JAYA::,"I'he low-cost fiats

saga in PetalingJaya ha$ taken, yetanother turn with revelations that

some developers were worm;g hand-in glove with the local council toallocate units,for coUncil employees,

Although thenPetaJing JayaMunicipal Council (MPpp presidentDatuk EmranKadir-ha<:l'said he could

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thatElnr,mpot onlythliJrictice but had

In a 1e!ter.dated11.farclt29, .2002 fromI Mutiara Rini Soo Bhd director Datuk

Gha2aJiMood Ali to Emran,the formerhad suggested'lo the then president thatMPPJpurchase low- and medium-costunits in the MutiaraDamansaraproj~for a "staff quarters" (see reproducedletter).

Onthe sanieletter, Emranhad tnaderetnarks onAprih6 directed atPlanning Department director SbaripahMarhainiSyed Ali to sila an:rbiItindakan (to take further action).

I Another scribbled note from an

I official on the same letter addressed tothe planning director dated May 16said"have discussed with Datuk Emran, Hehad ~that the offer be extended toallstaft".

The letter also indicated that MPPJ'shonld purchase 220units from thepublic quota of phase two of the project.

Interestingly, the allotted.unitsforthe public quota is 220units! Theremaining 220units are for the armedforces since Mutiara Rini is a subsidiaryofBoustead Holdings, a companybelonging to the Armed Forces TrustBoard

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allocations were approved by the stategovernment.

With regards to the SrlJatifiats inAra Damansara where.20 council staffincluding Sbaripah ownunits meant forsquatters, Sharipahhadsaid Emran hadasked Sime Pihnoor Development SooBhd to allocate 10%of the low-costproj~ to council staff.

In a letter dated Sept 24.2002, SimeUEP Development Sdt:iBhd assistantgelieralmaoager (planning) MohdRazlahRahim had requested that 20%of the low-cost units inAraDamansara

be allocated for company staffwhowere eligible to purchase low-costunits, despite the fact that Sime Darbydoes not practice such apolicy.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the papertrailwhich the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is followinghas stopped at Sharipah's office, wherethe order to open low cost units to allcouncil staff actually originated from.Last Wednesday MACC officers visitedthe SeJangor Housing and Property:Board,where they interviewed topofficials and carted away documents.

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