The Star, Thursday December 6, 2012
Council finally starts strengthening hillside in Taman Bukit Kajang Baru
Story and photo by OH ING YEEN
AFTER numerous complaints from residents since 2000, work to strengthen the slope along Jalan 12, Taman Bukit Kajang Baru in Kajang has finally commenced and is expected to be completed by June next year.
Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching, Bangi assemblyman Dr Shafie Abu Bakar, representatives from Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) and Ikram visited the site yesterday.
“It has been a long wait since 1999, when I was the Kajang assemblyman.
“I hope this can quell residents’ fears,” Shafie said.
Teo said the council requested RM1.3mil from the Housing and Local Government Ministry for slope repair works in 2007.
“It was approved but the council claimed that it did not receive the funds.
“The cost later escalated as the erosion has worsened.
“MPKj will be using RM2.1mil from its developer deposit funds,” she said.
Ikram consultant Mohd Firdaus Ismail said they would be using the soil nail method to repair the slope.
“The monsoon season is a hindrance to slope repair works as rainwater will erode the soil,” he explained.
During the September full board meeting, MPKj president Datuk Hassan Nawawi Abdul Rahman had said the council appointed a contractor in September to strengthen the slope (“Council takes over”, Sept 27,StarMetro).
StarMetro had previously reported that landslips occurred in the area in 2000 and 2005.
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