Do you know that there are almost 30 billboards along the MRR2 from Ampang Point to the Cheras Baru roundabout?
This is probably the most number of billboards along any stretch of road or highway in Malaysia!
Some of these billboards are are almost 30 metres high. Some are only a few metres away from the nearest row of houses. There is one within the compound of a school, the Sekolah Kebangsaan Cheras Indah and another one just outside the fence of the sekolah agama in Jalan F, Kg. Pandan.
Last year a billboard at the MRR2 near Taman Kencana had collapsed during heavy rain but luckily it fell into Sg. Kerayong. Just imagine what would happened if it had fallen onto the MRR2! I am sure that there would be fatalities.
Therefore, I am urging the Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) to revoke the permits or licenses, if any, given for these billboards.
There had been many disasters in Ampang Jaya like the Highland Tower tragedy, the two landslides in Hulu Kelang and another landslide in Kg. Cheras Baru where many lives had been lost. MPAJ must ensure that these billboards would not be the cause of another tragedy.
This is probably the most number of billboards along any stretch of road or highway in Malaysia!
Some of these billboards are are almost 30 metres high. Some are only a few metres away from the nearest row of houses. There is one within the compound of a school, the Sekolah Kebangsaan Cheras Indah and another one just outside the fence of the sekolah agama in Jalan F, Kg. Pandan.
Last year a billboard at the MRR2 near Taman Kencana had collapsed during heavy rain but luckily it fell into Sg. Kerayong. Just imagine what would happened if it had fallen onto the MRR2! I am sure that there would be fatalities.
Therefore, I am urging the Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) to revoke the permits or licenses, if any, given for these billboards.
There had been many disasters in Ampang Jaya like the Highland Tower tragedy, the two landslides in Hulu Kelang and another landslide in Kg. Cheras Baru where many lives had been lost. MPAJ must ensure that these billboards would not be the cause of another tragedy.
If just a single billboard collapses onto several packed classrooms, maybe as high as 100 fatalities would be recorded. It had collapsed once before and there is no guarantee that such incident would not be repeated.
The billboard that collapsed into Sg. Kerayong last year was built without MPAJ's permission. The Biro Pengaduan Awam in replying to my query on the matter confirmed this.
So what happened to the MPAJ's enforcement officers that are often harsh and merciless with the traders of pasar malam and squatters like those in Kg. Berembang? Maybe the Anti Corruption Agency should step in now!
The billboard that collapsed into Sg. Kerayong last year was built without MPAJ's permission. The Biro Pengaduan Awam in replying to my query on the matter confirmed this.
So what happened to the MPAJ's enforcement officers that are often harsh and merciless with the traders of pasar malam and squatters like those in Kg. Berembang? Maybe the Anti Corruption Agency should step in now!
There are also billboards that are empty, that is without any advertising for quite some time. These billboards must be dismantled immediately.
Iskandar A. Samad
Photos above : Some of the residents living along the MRR2 demonstrating near Tesco Ampang against the billboards on 23rd January 2008.
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SALAM....TAHNIAH UNTUK PAS PANDAN
Walaupun saya ahli UMNO, namun saya yakin akan kewibawaan YB Iskandar A. Samad untuk menjadi wakil Chempaka. Ramai ahli UMNO menolak calon BN - Norsimah atas alasan tidak pernah turun padang dan tiada kewibawaan berbanding Dato' Md. Aris.
Harap YB Iskandar dapat menyelesaikan masalah pembiakan tikus di Taman Nirwana, Cempaka dan Cahaya. MPAJ terlalu perlahan dalam mengambil tindakan.
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